Fredrik Møller (21 March 1906 – 11 March 1971) was a Norwegian engineer, research administrator, entrepreneur, and industrialist. He was born in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

, a son of Jørgen Emil Møller and Cornelia Louise Berckenhoff. He participated in military research in the United Kingdom during World War II, and was among the founders of the

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (''Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt'' – ''FFI'') is a research institute that conducts research and development on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and provides expert advice to political and mi ...

, where he was appointed manager from 1947 to 1957. He was a central figure in the military industry in Norway, and was chairman of the board of

Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Kongsberg Gruppen is an international technology group headquartered in Norway, that supplies high-technology systems to customers in the merchant marine, defence, aerospace, offshore oil and gas industries, and renewable and utilities industri ...

, Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker and Marinens Hovedverft. 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 1955.

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1906 births 1971 deaths People from Fredrikstad 20th-century Norwegian engineers Norwegian people of World War II {{norway-bio-stub