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Egil Abrahamsen (born 7 February 1923) is a Norwegian ships engineer. Abrahamsen was born in
Hvaler Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Viken County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipa ...
. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1949. He was assigned with
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from 1952, where he served as CEO from 1967 to 1985. From 1985 to 1992 he was chairman of the board of
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. He became a member of the
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences ( no, Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA) is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway. Founded in 1955, the academy has about 500 members. It is a member of the International Council of Ac ...
from 1968. He was elected a member of the US
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in 1978 for contributions to improved design of ship structures and leadership in international technical affairs. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1988.


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1923 births Living people People from Hvaler Norwegian engineers Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences {{Norway-engineer-stub