Knud Maartmann Ringnes (14 April 1875 – 1945) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in

Kristiania 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, an ...

, the eldest son of

Ellef Ringnes Ellef Ringnes (25 October 184215 March 1929) was a Norwegian brewer and patron. He was born at the Ringnes farm in Krødsherad, Buskerud to farmer Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75) and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). His father left the ...

(1842–1929), brewery owner and benefactor, and his wife Kaja, née Maartmann (1851–1933). He was a nephew of

Amund Ringnes Amund Ringnes may refer to: *Amund Ringnes Island *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1840) *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1905) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ringnes, Amund ...

and maternal grandson of Knud Geelmuyden Fleischer Maartmann, his namesake. He graduated from Kristiania Technical School in 1896, and studied in England, the United States and at the

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from 1898 to 1899. He was hired in

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 Nor ...

in 1897, a brewery founded by his father and uncle. His uncle on the maternal side, Harald Sigvart Maartmann, took over the company in 1901, and Knud Ringnes became chief executive officer in 1921. He chaired the organization

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in Oslo from 1914 to 1918 and 1924 to 1929, and nationwide from 1919 to 1921. He was a board member of

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, the

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, Det Norske Travselskaps Landbane, Holmenkollen Turisthotel,

Nora Fabrikker Nora Industrier was a Norwegian company, most of its history involved in manufacturing of soft drinks and foodstuffs. It traced its history back to the brewery St. Halvard Bryggeri, established in Pilestredet in 1877. It originally brewed beer onl ...

and '' Norges Handels- & Sjøfartstidende''. He was a supervisory council member of

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(chair),

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, Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden, Norske Liv and Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse. He was a member of Oslo city council from 1916 to 1919, council member of the

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, chaired the committee for the conservation of the ship '' Fram''. He was also a member of the gentlemen's club SK Fram (not related to the ship) since 1936. 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 ...

. He was also rewarded crosses of the Austrian

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and the

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