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Emil Steen (1829–1884)
Emil Steen may refer to: * Emil Steen (1828–1884), Norwegian ship-owner and businessperson * Emil Steen (1887–1950), Norwegian businessperson * Emil Steen (1870–1915), Norwegian businessperson {{hndis, Steen, Emil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Steen (1828–1884)
Peter Emil Steen (1828–1884) was a Norwegian ship-owner and businessperson. Steen was a son of Daniel Steen, a merchant in Laurvig. He is best known as the founder of Steen & Strøm, a company that he created in 1856 with Samuel Strøm, Jr. The firm was a continuation of a business of Strøm's that began in 1797, in which Steen had worked since 1847. When Strøm died in 1876, Emil Steen brought his widow Augusta Strøm on board as partner. The company was involved in shipping during this period. Together with Ovidia Laurenze Jebe (1829–1905), Emil Steen had three sons: Johan Steen, Christian Steen and Emil Steen. The next generation took over Steen & Strøm in 1884, with Johan Steen, Christian Steen and Christian Strøm, Jr. as the three partners. Johan's son Erling Erling () is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "heir of clanchief" or "descendant of the jarl / earl", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include: Given name * Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Steen (1887–1950)
Emil Steen (29 March 1887 – 1950) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in Kristiania as a son of businessman Christian Strøm Steen (1854–1932) and Lilli Bing (1865–1935). He was thus a brother of Nils Steen, grandson of Peter Emil Steen, nephew of Johan and Emil Steen, and a first cousin of Erling and Fredrik Steen. He finished Kristiania Commerce School in 1908. In 1912 he was hired as a wholesaler in Harald Ohlsen & Co. He became a co-owner of the company in 1916. In 1926 he became chief executive of Sætre Kjeksfabrikk. He was a board member of Steen & Strøm and Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet, national board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, supervisory council member of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Christiania Spigerverk, Holter-Sørensens Tankrederi, Hippodromen AS, and Forsikringsselskapet Norden Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a general insurance company based in Norway. It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |