Fritjof Heyerdahl (4 June 1879 – 27 September 1970) was a Norwegian engineer and industrial leader. He was born in Christiania to engineer Halvor Emil Heyerdahl and Alma Hedrich, and was married to Borghild Strugstad, daughter of

Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad (6 July 1851 – 12 August 1919) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 1903 to 1905. He died in 1919 and was buried at Vestre gravlund. His son and grandson Fam ...

and sister of

Oscar Sigvald Strugstad Oscar Sigvald Strugstad (28 November 1887 – 15 March 1953) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad, who was Minister of Defence for a period. He became a Colonel in 1936, and Major ...

. He was director of ''Norsk A/S Siemens Schuckert'' from 1914 to 1945, and held several positions in engineering organizations. He served as President of the

Norwegian Red Cross The Norwegian Red Cross (''Norges Røde Kors'') was founded on 22 September 1865 by prime minister Frederik Stang. In 1895 the Norwegian Red Cross began educating nurses, and in 1907 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence authorized the organization f ...

from 1940 to 1945, and was named honorary member of the organization from 1949.

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1879 births 1970 deaths Engineers from Oslo Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross {{norway-engineer-stub