Amund Ringnes
Amund Ringnes may refer to: *Amund Ringnes Island *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1840) *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1905) Amund Ringnes (24 June 1905 – 1980) was a Norwegian brewery owner. He was born in Oslo to Andreas Ringnes (1874–1928) and Ragna Jensen (1876–1944). He was the grandson of brewery owner and patron Amund Ringnes (1840–1907). He married La ...

Amund Ringnes (brewery Owner, 1840)
Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron. He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother Ellef Ringnes and the businessman Axel Heiberg. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. The Ringnes brewery became successful, and Amund Ringnes and his brother became benefactors in Christiania. They invested in the construction of the Holmenkollen Line and sanatoriums in the Holmenkollen area. They also sponsored Fridtjof Nansen's ''Fram'' expedition, which they at one point led together with businessman Axel Heiberg and shipown ...
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Amund Ringnes Island
Amund Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Arctic Ocean, between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island, west of Axel Heiberg Island. Hassel Sound separates Amund Ringnes Island from Ellef Ringnes Island. Hendriksen Strait is to the south, as is Cornwall Island. Norwegian Bay is to the east, as is Haig-Thomas Island. To the north lies Peary Channel. The island has an area of in size, making it the 111th largest island in the world, and Canada's 25th largest island. The island was named by Otto Sverdrup for Oslo brewer Amund Ringnes, one of the sponsors of his expedition. He first sighted it in 1900. The island was claimed by Norway from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in 1930. References External sources Amund Ringnes Island at The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.University of Guelph Further reading * Atkinson, Nigel. ''Late Wisconsinan Glacial and R ...
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