Ragnar Stoud Platou (8 April 1897 – 1 April 1979) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

ship broker.

Personal life

Platou was born to the banker

Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou (1858 – 6 June 1911) was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was as a son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883), brother of Christian Emil Stoud Platou and ...

(1858–1911) and his wife Ingeborg Sophie Falck (1864–1958). His younger brother was the architect

Frithjof Stoud Platou Frithjof Stoud Platou (21 August 1903 – 12 August 1980) was a Norwegian architect. He worked for the international architects Lars Backer and Erich Mendelsohn before he established his own architectural firm in Oslo. Among his most famous works ...

. He was also nephew of

Christian Emil Stoud Platou Christian Emil Stoud Platou (18 April 1861 – 28 July 1923) was a Norwegian railroad director and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Hamar as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883) and E ...

and

Waldemar Stoud Platou Waldemar Stoud Platou (11 August 1868 – 13 July 1930) was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery industry. Personal life He was born in Furnes as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883) and Elis ...

, and cousin of

Karen Platou Karen Platou (9 July 1879 – 10 June 1950) was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's first woman to be elected Member of Parliament. She was born in Mandal, Vest-Agder, the daughter ...

. He married Anna Margareta von Friesen Parelius (1892–1970) on 11 October 1919, but divorced with her in 1939. On 5 April the same year, Platou married Anette Beate Wackenitz Horn (1908–94).

Career

Platou was born in

Hamar Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake ...

, but studied at

Otto Treider Otto Halfdan Treider (October 6, 1856 – April 6, 1928) was a Norwegian educator and preacher. Treider was born in Drøbak. He founded the Otto Treider Business School (''Otto Treiders handelsskole'', now Treider College) in 1882. The instituti ...

's private school in

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from 1914 to 1915. He was thereafter employed in a

shipbroking Shipbroking is a financial service, which forms part of the global shipping industry. Shipbrokers are specialist intermediaries/negotiators (i.e. brokers) between shipowners and charterers who use ships to transport cargo, or between buyers ...

company named Conrad Boe Ltd. In June 1932, the organisation Tankskibscentralen was established, which was headed by Platou. However, the organisation gained little support, and was disestablished in the end of 1933. On 1 February 1936, Platou started his own shipbroking company, R. S. Platou. The company gained surplus in the first years, and had a staff of 20 people. In 1957, the staff comprised 40 people. In 1963, a research department was established, which some years later was separated into a subsidiary with the name A/S Shipping Consultants. In 1972, Platou decided to establish a new research department in the company. Platou was interested in

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, and headed several golf clubs in Norway. Platou was decorated as a Commander of the

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in 1975. He was also decorated as a Commander of the Swedish

Order of Vasa The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was ...

, as a Knight of the Danish

Dannebrog Order The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known ...

and as an officer of the Dutch

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...

. He died on 1 April 1979.

References

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