Bernhard Cornelius Brænne (12 November 1854 - 7 September 1927) was a

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factory owner and member of the

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with the

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Background

Brænne was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Johan Sørensen Brænne (1817–71) and Karen Moe (1821–1901). His father was the owner of a factory owner in Trondheim. The factory that he inherited from his father specialized in textile production He graduated as a chemistry engineer from Trondheim Technical College (now

Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was m ...

) from 1875. He next studied chemistry and mechanical engineering at the Königlich-Sächsisches Polytechnikum (now

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). In 1878 he took over the family business and expanded it into spinning, weaving and dry cleaning.

Career

Brænne was involved in local politics in

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as a member of the city council of Trondheim 1891–1910. He served as a member of the Norwegian

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for several periods between and 1892 and 1918. He was appointed

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in the

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of Wollert Konow on 2 February 1910, but then replaced

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as Minister of Trade on 11 June the same year. After the accession of the

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on 20 February 1912, Brænne remained in government, again as Minister of Labour, but resigned on 23 August and was replaced by Nils Olaf Hovdenak.

References

External links

Bernhard Brænnes private archive
existst at NTNU University Librar
Dorabiblioteket
1854 births 1927 deaths Politicians from Trondheim Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni TU Dresden alumni Members of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub