Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup (7 October 1859 – 27 September 1931) was a Norwegian businessperson.
Personal life
He was born in
Christiania as the son of Thorleif Schjelderup and Fredrikke Marie Caspary.
[Thorleif Schjelderup genealogy]
(vestraat.net) His older sister Berte married
Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne, son of
Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne.
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup married Inga Berven. Their son
Gunnar Schjelderup became a businessperson, while their other son
Ferdinand Schjelderup became a judge. Through Ferdinand he was the grandfather of Olympic bronze medal ski jumper
Thorleif Schjelderup.
Career
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup graduated as
cand.jur. in 1882, but concentrated on a business career as he in 1884 entered the family company ''Ludwigsen & Schjelderup''. He eventually became the single owner of the company, which was nationally leading in the grain and flour business.
He was also the major shareholder of the forestry and timber company
Enso-Gutzeit until 1919, and a co-owner of the iron- and steelware factory
Christiania Spigerverk
Christiania Spigerverk is a steel company which was founded in 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 ...
. His son Gunnar took over here in 1926.
References
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1859 births
1931 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo