Anton Fredrik Klaveness (29 April 1874 – 5 November 1958) was a Norwegian ship-owner.

Personal life

He was born in Sandar as a son of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1839–1904) and Birthe Marie Andersen (1845–1932). He was a nephew of ship-owner Henrik Klaveness and priest Thorvald Klaveness, and first cousin of Thoralv, Thorvald and Wilhelm Klaveness. His sister Berit married Johan Karsten Rasmussen. In 1899 he married Therese Grøn (1875–1948). Their sons Anton Fredrik and

Dag Klaveness Dag Klaveness (22 September 1913 – 26 February 1986) was a Norwegian ship-owner. Personal life He was born in Bærum as a son of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1874–1958). He was a brother of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903– ...

continued the family shipping business. Their daughter Eva married

Johan H. Andresen Johan H. Andresen (29 November 1888 – 21 October 1953) was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of factory owner Nicolai Andresen (1853–1923) (1853–1923 ...

Career

He operated the shipping company A. F. Klaveness & Co. The cape Kapp Klaveness at

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norw ...

is named after him. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav (1952), Commander of the

Order of Vasa The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was u ...

and Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

. He died in November 1958 in Bærum.

References

1874 births 1958 deaths People from Sandefjord People from Bærum Norwegian businesspeople in shipping Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Commanders of the Order of Vasa {{Norway-business-bio-stub