Haaken Christian Mathiesen (9 October 1896 – 30 July 1975) was a Norwegian businessperson, who founded the Norwegian branch of Texaco.

Personal life

He was born in Trondhjem as a son of landowner and politician Christian Pierre Mathiesen (1870–1953) and Celina Ihlen (1874–1948). On the paternal side he was a grandson of

Haaken C. Mathiesen Haaken Christian Mathiesen (24 February 1827 – 10 September 1913) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. Personal life He was born on Linderud manor as the son of landowner Mogens Larsen Mathiesen (1799–1875) an ...

, a nephew of

Haaken L. Mathiesen Haaken Larpent Mathiesen (7 April 1858 – 5 October 1930) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Christiania as the son of landowner Haaken C. Mathiesen (1827–1913) and his wife Anna Sophie Joseph ...

and a first cousin of Jørgen Mathiesen. On the maternal side he was a grandson of

Jacob Thurmann Ihlen Jacob Thurmann Ihlen (17 May 1833 – 10 October 1903) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Holmestrand as the son of ship-owner Nils Ihlen (1793–1865) and Barbara Wincentz Thurmann ...

and Belgian citizen Ambrosine Pauline Rouquet.Genealogical entry
for Arthur Sophus Nicolay Knagenhjelm Through his mother's sisters he was a nephew of

Arthur Knagenhjelm Arthur Sophus Nicolay Knagenhjelm (19 June 1866 – 1938) was a Norwegian barrister. Personal life He was born in Trondheim, Trondhjem as the son of Ludvig Wiese Knagenhjelm (1824–1907) and Selma Angelique Lousie Roll.Jens Gran Gleditsch Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch. Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1883 from the ...

and a second cousin of

Kai Knagenhjelm Kai Ludvig Jakob Knagenhjelm (28 August 1898 – 30 May 1987) was a Norwegian civil servant. Personal life He was born in Trondhjem as a son of barrister Arthur Knagenhjelm (1866–1938) and Barbara Ihlen (1870–1953). On the maternal side he wa ...

. Through his grandfather's brothers Niels and

Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen (2 May 1826 – 18 January 1892) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist. He was born in Holmestrand as the son of Nils Ihlen and Barbara Wincentz Thurmann. His brother Jacob Thurmann Ihlen was a politician. In November ...

he was a second cousin of Nils, Joakim and Alf Ihlen. In 1931 he married Magdalene Bull Wilhelmsen, a daughter of Finn Wilhelmsen and Magdalene Fredrikke Bull.

Career

He finished his secondary education in 1914. He attended Harvard University and studied elsewhere in France and Germany. He was the founder of Texaco Norway, and chaired Texaco Norway and Norsk Texaco Oil. After mergers and acquisitions through history, the company is now known as YX Energi. He was a member of the board or supervisory council of many companies, including Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Fred. Olsen & Co,

Forsikringsselskapet Norden Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a general insurance company based in Norway. It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet Norden'' on 4 April 1867, and began operating on 2 September the same year. Its first offices were located in ''Karl Johan ...

, Den norske Creditbank, Arthur Mathiesen & Co, Elkem, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, Tønsberg Margarinfabrik and Farmand Fabriker. He died in July 1975 and was buried in Gamle Aker.

References

1896 births 1975 deaths Norwegian people of Belgian descent Norwegian expatriates in the United States 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople People in the petroleum industry Texaco people Harvard University alumni {{Norway-business-bio-stub