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N. O. Young Fearnley
Nils Olav Young Fearnley (14 December 1881 – 30 June 1961) was a Norwegian businessperson and landowner. Personal life He was born in Kristiania to the ship-owner Thomas Fearnley (1841–1927) and his wife Elisabeth Young (1854–1932). He was the younger brother of Thomas Fearnley (1880–1961), grandson of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley (1802-1842), paternal grandnephew of Carl Frederik Fearnley (1818-1890) and maternal grand-grandson of Nicolai Andresen (1781–1861). Career N. O. Young Fearnley attended Handelshochschule Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. He later gained practical training in forestry and agriculture and wood pulp, paper and sawmill industry in Sweden and Norway as well as office practice at a wood processing company in London. He also spent learning years at the Jørgen Young properties near the village of Hakadal at Nittedal in Akershus. In 1906 he incorporated AS Meraker Brug as a forestry company after merging in the estates Forbygdgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meraker Brug
AS Meraker Brug is a company which owns of wilderness and forest estate, mostly in Meråker Municipality, Norway. Activities include forestry, cabin rental, hunting and fishing. It owns in Meråker Municipality, consisting of 96% of the municipality, in Malvik Municipality, in Stjørdal Municipality and in Steinkjer Municipality. is productive forest. The company used to be owned by the Astrup family, who live in the Oslo area. But in 2022 the Norwegian Government bought the company for 2.65 billion NOK, and is now owned by Statskog. Commercial activities in Meråker started the first centuries BCE, with iron mining and later charcoal and tar. Later copper mines and sawmills were established. The estate eventually became known as Selbo Kobberverk ("Selbo Copper Works"), which was bought by Hans Rasmus Astrup, changed its name to Meraker Brug. After Astrup's death in 1898, the estate was sold and was incorporated in 1906, and by then consisted of Mostadmarken gods, Homme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fearnley (Norwegian Family)
Fearnley () is a Norwegian family of shipping magnates. The family is of English origin, originating in Heckmondwike in Yorkshire. " '''', ed. , accessed 2 March 2012 The merchant Thomas Fearnley (1729–1798) migrated from in England to Frederikshald in Norway in 1753. His son, merchant Thomas Fearnley (1768–1834), was married to Maren Sophie |
Dag Klaveness
Dag Klaveness (22 September 1913 – 26 February 1986) was a Norwegian ship-owner. Personal life He was born in Bærum as a son of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1874–1958). He was a brother of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903–1981), brother-in-law of Johan H. Andresen, nephew of Johan Karsten Rasmussen, and grandnephew of ship-owner and politician Henrik Klaveness. In 1939, he married Wanda Young Fearnley, a daughter of landowner Nils Olav Young Fearnley and Ingeborg Heiberg. They settled at the farm Nedre Ringi in Bærum. Career Klaveness finished his secondary education in 1931 and took one year of officer's training before moving to Switzerland. After taking commerce school in Neuchâtel, he graduated from the University of Neuchâtel in 1935. From 1939, he spent his career as chief executive officer of the major shipping corporation A. F. Klaveness & Co. He chaired Selco from 1956 to 1965, Skipsassuranseforeningen Unitas and Robergmyrene. He was a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Heiberg
Axel Heiberg (16 March 1848 – 4 September 1932) was a Norwegian diplomat and financier as well as a patron of the arts and sciences. Biography Heiberg was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Johan Fritzner Heiberg (1805–1883) and Emma Wilhelmine Munch (1818–1888). His father was a professor at the University of Kristiania and general surgeon in the Norwegian Army. Heiberg studied abroad and was for a period Norwegian consul in China. He returned to Norway where in 1876 together with the brothers Amund Ringnes and Ellef Ringnes he financed the creation of the Ringnes brewery. Together with shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley, the brewery sponsored the polar expeditions of Fridtjof Nansen and Otto Sverdrup, and funded the construction of the exploration vessel '' Fram''. This led to Heiberg's name being given to Axel Heiberg Island in Canada, the Axel Heiberg Glacier in Antarctica as well as Heiberg Islands in Siberia. In 1878 Heiberg was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Fram (Oslo)
Skiklubben Fram was a Norwegian skiing club, based in Oslo but with its sporting facilities in Vestre Aker—and from 1902 to 1923 in Oppland. Fram was founded in 1889, and after a down period around 1900 it was refurbished as an exclusive gentlemen's social club in a skiing setting. Early years, 1889–c.1900 The club was founded on 24 November 1889 at Framnæs near Skillebekk, whence the Fearnley family had moved here the same year. The club was named after the property and is thus one of very few Norwegian sports clubs named Fram not to derive its name from Nansen's vessel. The founders were ten young boys; Harald Andresen, N. O. Young Fearnley, Thomas Fearnley, Jr., Jens P. Heyerdahl, Waldemar Kallevig, Gerhard Kallevig, William Schiøtt, Johs Schiøtt, Søren Christian Sommerfelt and Sverre Smith (died in 1892). Sommerfelt served as the first chairman.Waldemar Kallevig in Fram, 1940: pp. 15–20 A few new members were admitted before the turn of the century; Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Museum Of Cultural History
Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), at Bygdøy, Oslo, Norway, is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country. It also incorporates a large open-air museum with more than 150 buildings, relocated from towns and rural districts. The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is situated on the Bygdøy peninsula near several other museums, including the Viking Ship Museum; the Fram Museum; the Kon-Tiki Museum; and the Norwegian Maritime Museum. History ''Norsk Folkemuseum'' was established in 1894 by librarian and historian Hans Aall (1869–1946). It acquired the core area of its present property in 1898. After having built temporary exhibition buildings and re-erected a number of rural buildings, the museum could open its gates to the public in 1901. In 1907, the collections of King Oscar II, on the neighbouring site, was incorporated into the museum. Its five relocated buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Employers' Confederation
The Norwegian Employers' Confederation (, NAF) was an employers' organisation in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of .... It existed between 1900 and 1989, and was founded as an answer to the foundation of the Workers' National Trade Union in 1899. Jens Gram and Hans William Schrøder have been credited with taking the initiative. In 1989 it became a part of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise through a merger. References * {{Norway-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringnes Bryggeri
Ringnes is the largest brewer in Norway. Ringnes is part of the Carlsberg Group. History Ringnes AS was founded in 1876. The company's brewery in the Grünerløkka district of Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ... produced its first beer in 1877. The brewery was founded by brothers Amund and Ellef Ringnes (Amund was the brewer, Ellef the administrator and salesman) together with financial director Axel Heiberg. Amund Ringnes (1840–1907) and Ellef Ringnes (1842–1929), were both born and grew up on the historic Ringnes farm in Krødsherad. Ringnes produces beer, soft drinks and mineral water. Ringnes has six production plants: Nittedal (main plant Gjelleråsen), Trondheim (EC Dahl's Brewery), Arendal (Arendals Brewery), Bodø (Nordland brewery), Larvik (Farris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Norwegian Industries (1919–1989)
The Federation of Norwegian Industries (, NI) was an employers' organisation in Norway. It existed between 1919 and 1989, and was one of the main organisations in the field. In 1989 it became a part of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the ... through a merger. References * {{Norway-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merkantilt Biografisk Leksikon
''Merkantilt biografisk leksikon: hvem er hvem i næringslivet?'' () was a Norwegian-language encyclopedia published by Yrkesforlaget in 1935. It featured approximately 10,000 short biographical entries for Norwegian businesspeople, and was edited by Einar Hoffstad (1894–1959). It was printed by Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri. The purpose of the encyclopedia was to "remedy the need to know something about the individuals one is trading with". The entries contain little genealogical information, and the parents of the portrayed businesspeople are not included. Abbreviations are used extensively to save space and money. The editor, Einar Hoffstad, stated in the foreword of the encyclopedia that it was not a parallel to the ''Who's Who'' reference works, although the title could imply that. Hoffstad argued that ''Merkantilt biografisk leksikon'' featured too few and too many names for being a ''Who is Who''—too few from areas such as art, literature, science and politics, whilst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. On 1 January 2024, the county of Telemark was re-established after Vestfold og Telemark was divided again. The name ''Telemark'' means the "March (territorial entity), mark of the Thelir", the ancient North Germanic peoples, North Germanic tribe that inhabited what is now known as Upper Telemark in the Migration Period and the Viking Age. In the Middle Ages, the agricultural society of Upper Telemark was considered the most violent region of Norway. Today, half of the buildings from medieval times in Norway are located here. The dialects spoken in Upper Telemark also retain more elements of Old Norse than those spoken elsewhere in the country. Upper Telemark is also known as the birthplace of skiing. The southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
