Hans Peter Westfal-Larsen (30 April 1872 – 7 October 1936) was founder of

Westfal-Larsen Westfal-Larsen is a group of shipping companies based in Bergen, Norway, owning 20 open hatch ships and 12 chemical tankers. The group's main activities also include investment as well as ship technical and commercial management. Among the subsi ...

, a group of shipping companies based in Bergen, Norway.

Biography

Hans Westfal-Larsen was born in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

. He was the son of Hans Peter Larsen (1830–81) and Hansine Benedicte Fredriksen (1835–1908). In 1889, he started as a clerk in the Bergen-based shipping company Rasmus F. Olsen Shipping. He eventually became a co-owner of part of the company and in 1905, he first purchased a steamship. He established the limited company Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S in 1918 as a consolidation of several unlimited partnerships. In 1926, Westfal-Larsen started liner shipping to South America and in 1930 he established the Interocean Line which sailed between Europe and the Pacific.

Personal life

He was married to Anna Fredrikke Hansen (1884–1967). They were the parents of two children. He was appointed a knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1928 and was commander of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

. He was founder of the H. Westfal-Larsen and wife Anna Westfal-Larsen foundation (''H. Westfal-Larsen og hustru Anna Westfal-Larsens Almennyttige fond''). He died during 1936 in

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...

, Denmark.

References

Other sources

*Tore L. Nilsen (2005
''A Century of Westfal-Larsen 1905–2005''
(Bergen Maritime Museum)

External links

Westfal-Larsen website
1872 births 1936 deaths Businesspeople from Bergen in shipping Norwegian company founders Order of Saint Olav Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog {{norway-business-bio-stub