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Gunnar Ring Amundsen
Gunnar Ring Amundsen (12 July 1894 – 11 December 1972) was a Norwegian engineer and businessperson. He was born in Vestre Aker as a son of Axel Amundsen (1856–1939) and Caroline Cathrine Marie Ring (1869–1949). He underwent schooling at Thunes Mekaniske Verksted from 1913 to 1915, then later in Ilmenau, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Brazil from 1921 to 1922. In 1922 he married Alice Eisenbach, the eldest daughter of Brazilian factory owner Yorge Eisenbach. In 1922 he was hired at Vulkan Jernstøberi og Mekaniske Verksted. He worked as the chief executive officer of the company from 1939 to 1964. He was also a delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1946. He chaired the employers' association ''Mekaniske verksteders landsforening'' from 1947 to 1951, having been a board member since 1930, and chaired ''Støperienes landsforening'' from 1929 to 1938 and 1946 to 1948. In the national Norwegian Employers' Confederation The Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020. The previous Aker Municipality was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948. The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs Vinderen and Røa became part of the new borough of Vestre Aker. The borough of Vestre Aker does not correspond to Vestre Aker parish of the Church of Norway, that lies east of the borough. The borough of Vestre Aker belongs to Ris, Røa and Voksen parishes of the Church of Norway. Situated in the hillside west of the city centre, Vestre Aker is known for being one of the wealthiest parts of Oslo. Ready started playing in the Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2004–05 and has ever since. The borough consists of the following traditional districts of Oslo: * Holmenkollen, the location of the Holmenkollen ski jump * Tryvann * Vinderen * Røa * Sørkedalen * Smestad, Oslo * Slemdal Politics As a bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |