Viktor Møinichen Plahte (24 May 1878 – 1965) was a Norwegian

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Early years

He was a son of

Frithjof M. Plahte Frithjof Møinichen Plahte (8 February 1836 – 17 July 1899) was a Norwegian merchant and landowner. After a career in the timber business, he settled in Bærum where he invested in business and in several farms. His family socialized within the ...

(1836–1899) and Marie, née Birch (1852–1937). He was a brother of Herbert and Erik Plahte, and an uncle of Frithjof M. Plahte Jr. and Hans Barthold Andresen Butenschøn Jr. His father had settled at

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and Viktor lived there. He was, however, born in

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and took practical business training in

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as well as in

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. He also attended

Oslo Commerce School Oslo Commerce School ( Norw. ''Oslo Handelsgymnasium'') is a full-time public school in Oslo, Norway, specialising in the teaching of financial and business management. The school was founded in 1875 as Christiania Commerce School ( Norw. ''Chri ...

Career

He became a partner in the bank N. A. Andresen & Co in 1902, together with his brother Herbert. The other three partners were

Nils August Andresen Butenschøn Nils August Andresen Butenschøn (3 February 1842 – 27 September 1935) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway) as the only son of banker Nicolay August Andresen (1812–1894) and Nilsine Augusta Butensch� ...

, Carl Christian Andresen, and, from 1910, Hans Barthold Andresen Butenschøn. The bank changed its name to Andresens Bank in 1913 and merged with

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in 1920. The merger was dissolved later that decade. Plahte sat as co-owner and bank director from 1912 to 1923. He also founded Christiania Portland Cementfabrik, together with Donato Brambani. He chaired the

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from 1919 to 1921, as well as Christiania Portland Cementfabrik. He was a board member of Egeberg Brug, Skedsmo Dampsag og Høvleri,

Nydalens Compagnie Nydalens Compagnie was a company in Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1845 as a textile manufacturer, and from 1963 to 1998 it was a real estate company. History It was founded in 1845 by Adam Hiorth, Ole Gjerdrum, Hans Gulbranson and Ol ...

, Meråker Brug, and Norsk Skibs-Hypothekbank. He chaired the supervisory council member of Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden and was a supervisory council member of Filharmonisk Selskap. He was a member of the gentlemen's club SK Fram since 1902, and was proclaimed a lifetime member in 1964. There is a road in Bærum named ''Viktor Plahtes vei''. However, it is named after Viktor's son,

Viktor Plahte Viktor Møinichen Plahte (24 May 1878 – 1965) was a Norwegian businessperson. Early years He was a son of Frithjof M. Plahte (1836–1899) and Marie, née Birch (1852–1937). He was a brother of Herbert and Erik Plahte, and an uncle of F ...

, born in 1911, who died as an

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during the

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References

1878 births 1965 deaths Norwegian expatriates in England Norwegian expatriates in Sweden People from Bærum Norwegian bankers SK Fram members {{Norway-business-bio-stub