Sigval Bergesen The Younger
Sigval Bergesen d.y. (27 April 1893 – 7 May 1980) was one of Norway’s leading shipping magnates and industrial entrepreneurs. Personal life He was born in Stavanger as a son of Sigval Bergesen (1863–1956), who was also a shipping magnate, and Rachel Racine (1866–1936). He was a grandson of Ole Bergesen, brother of Ole Bergesen and uncle of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen and Ole Bergesen. He was a maternal grandfather of Morten Sigval Bergesen and Petter C. G. Sundt. He was married twice; first to Ingerid Sømme (1895–1980) from December 1916 to 1945. She was a sister of Iacob Dybwad Sømme and Sven Sømme. From 1945 he was married to Nanki de Fekete (1903–1983), a former wife of Emil Lie. Career In 1935 he broke with his father to form his own company, Bergesen d.y. The same year he bought the tanker ''President de Vogue'' (renamed ''Bergesund''), in 1937 ''Charles Racine'' and in 1939 ''Anders Jahre'' (renamed ''Bergeland''). By the time of the war he then ...
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