Ole Hartvig Nissen Johannson, MBE (24 August 1875 – 1957) was a Norwegian businessperson.

Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of consul-general Johan Johannson and Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen (born 1855). He was a maternal grandson of school founder

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,Genealogical entry
of Ole Hartvig Nissen and thereby a nephew of Per Schjelderup Nissen and

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; and second cousin of prison director

and Kristian Nissen. He was also a brother of Johan Johannson. In 1908 he married Bolette Margrethe Nissen Kaurin, daughter of a chief physician in

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, Edvard Kaurin and his wife Bolette Margrethe Nissen. They had the son Johan Johannson, Jr, who took over the family business. Bolette Margrethe Nissen was a sister of Hartvig Johannson's mother, making Hartvig and his wife first cousins.

Career

He finished his education at Kristiania Commerce School in 1893, and took further education in France, Germany and England between 1896 and 1898. In 1907 he became a partner in the family company Joh. Johannson, a wholesaling company. He chaired ''Colonialgrossistenes Landsforening'' from 1915 to 1920, ''Norges Grossistforbund'' from 1924 to 1927 and ''Oslo Handelsstands Forening'' from 1927 to 1930. He also chaired, and was an honorary member of, ''Creditreformforeningen for Norge''. He was furthermore a board member of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse from 1930 to 1946 (chairing it during the Second World War), the

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from 1925 to 1948, Tofte Cellulosefabrik,

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and the

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. He chaired the supervisory council of

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. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

and a Member of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

. He died in 1957.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johannson, Hartvig 1875 births 1957 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Honorary members of the Order of the British Empire