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Nils Astrup Hoel
Nils Astrup Hoel (3 February 1899 – 30 January 1986) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Bergen as a son of Ole Andor Hoel (1867–1941) and Ingeborg Astrup (1864–1950). In 1931 he married Astrid Johanna Arnesen. He examen artium, finished his secondary education in 1916, took the basic officer's course at the Norwegian Military Academy in 1917 before graduating from the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University with a cand.oecon. degree in 1920. He also attended Bergen Handelsgymnasium for one year, worked in Centralbanken for Norge and Freia (chocolate), Freia Chocolade Fabrik between 1921 and 1924 before taking the cand.jur. degree in 1926. From 1927 to 1928 he worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Finance (Norway), Ministry of Finance. He was hired in Hafslund (company), Hafslund as a board secretary in 1928, was promoted to manager in 1933 (also manager of Glommens Træsliberi and Vamma Fossekompagnie) and chief executive officer from 1936 to 1965. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Stang Heffermehl
Fredrik Stang Heffermehl (22 March 1913 – 27 February 1993) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson. He was born in Kristiania as a son of consul Fredrik Stang Heffermehl, Sr. (1870–1937) and Ida Henriksen (1876–1955). He finished his secondary education in 1930, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1935. He started working as a jurist, and also studied abroad on a scholarship in 1939. He was married twice; first from 1937 to Elisabeth Thorne Nielsen (1914–1943). After she died, Heffermehl married Karin Louise Moestue in 1914. He was hired in the Hafslund corporation in 1937 as a judicial secretary. This meant that he worked for both Hafslund, Glommens Træsliberi and Vamma Fossekompani. In 1946 he was promoted to assisting director in the Hafslund corporation. He was promoted further to mercantile director in 1953, vice chief executive in 1961 and chief executive in 1966. He remained chief executive until 1979, and was then a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Businesspeople From Bergen
A businessperson, businessman, or businesswoman is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue by using a combination of human, financial, intellectual, and physical capital with a view to fueling economic development and growth. History Prehistoric period: Traders Since a "businessman" can mean anyone in industry or commerce, businesspeople have existed as long as industry and commerce have existed. "Commerce" can simply mean "trade", and trade has existed through all of recorded history. The first businesspeople in human history were traders or merchants. Medieval period: Rise of the merchant class Merchants emerged as a "class" in medieval Italy (compare, for example, the Vaishya, the traditional merchant caste in Indian society). Between 1300 and 1500, modern accoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
