Conrad Mohr (5 January 1849 – 3 October 1926) was a Norwegian businessman and philanthropist.

Biography

He was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of merchant Wilhelm Mohr (1820–1880) and Antoinette Ulrikke Mowinckel (1823–1894). He was the brother of jurist August Christian Mohr (1847–1918). He was the father of Wilhelm Mohr (1886 –1978) and

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(1890–1968), and grandfather of Wilhelm Mohr (1917–2016). After schooling in Bergen, Mohr went to a trading institute in

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for two years followed by commercial training in

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and

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for four years. In 1877, he entered the family firm ''Aug. C. Mohr & Søn'' which had first been founded by his grand father, August Christian Mohr (1775–1845). After his father's death in 1880, he became the head of the company together with his uncle Anton P. Mohr. After his uncle's death in 1890, he became a sole proprietor, but took Christian Magnus Kjær (1865–1935) as a partner in 1897. He turned his interest away from the traditional

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in the

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to grain imports from southern

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. He developed his company to become the largest

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importer in Norway in the late 19th century. In 1902 he retired from the firm. In 1887, he had been was appointed German Consul. In 1918 he became German Consulate General for Norway. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1895, Commander, First Class in 1907, and received the Grand Cross in 1917. In 1918, Mohr created the Conrad Mohr Grant (''Conrad Mohrs legat''), which provided scholarship and travel grants for Norwegian artists and journalists. At the end of the 20th century, the foundation was merged with the

A. C. Houen Grant The A. C. Houen Grant ( no, A. C. Houens legat) was a grant that awarded funds to Norwegian artists. The grant was established by the Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Anton Christian Houen (1823–1894). There is some uncertainty about som ...

, which had been established in 1885 by businessman Anton Christian Houen (1823–1894). The combined foundation now operates under the name ''Houens og Mohrs legat''.

References

External links

Houen og Mohrs legat website
1849 births 1926 deaths Businesspeople from Bergen Norwegian business executives Norwegian philanthropists Honorary consuls Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{norway-business-bio-stub