Jacob Christian Just Schram (30 June 1870 – 19 September 1952) was a Norwegian businessperson.

Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of wholesaler Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathilde Just (1850–1901). He was a brother of art historian Irma Schram and physician

Thomas Schram Thomas Andreas Finn Schram (9 October 1882 – 15 July 1950) was a Norwegian physician, best known for his endeavor against tuberculosis. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of wholesaler Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathi ...

, and thus a brother-in-law of

Mads Gram Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram (6 February 1875 – 1929) was a Norwegian physician. Personal life He was born in Drammen as the son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson ...

and

Constance Wiel Schram Constance Wiel Schram (née Nygaard; 27 September 1890, Christiania – 18 September 1955, Oslo) was a Norwegian writer and translator. She was the daughter of William Martin Nygaard (1865–1912) and Constance Wiel (1866–1931). Constance was ...

. Another sister Elisabeth was married to

Johan Fredrik Gram Johan Fredrik Gram (14 April 1868 – 27 December 1947) was a Norwegian chemist. Personal life He was born in Drammen as a son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Mads Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens J ...

, a brother of Mads Gram. In 1895 he married Antoinette Augusta Boeck (1871—1939). Their daughter Beth Schram (1897–1989) married artist

Dagfin Werenskiold Dagfin Werenskiold (16 October 1892 – 29 June 1977) was a Norwegian sculptor and painter. He was born in Bærum as son of Norwegian painter and illustrator Erik Werenskiold, and brother of geologist Werner Werenskiold. He first learned drawing ...

, a brother of scientist

Werner Werenskiold Werner Werenskiold (28 April 1883 – 2 August 1961) was a Norwegian geologist and geographer. He was a son of Erik Werenskiold and visual artist Sophie Marie Stoltenberg Thomesen (1849–1926), and the brother of Dagfin Werenskiold. Werenskiol ...

and son of painter Erik Werenskiold. Their son Thomas Boeck Schram took over the family company, and also became co-owner of Oslo Havnelager.

Career

He finished Kristiania Commerce School before being hired in his father's company ''Schram & Co'' in 1890, where he became owner in 1895. The company was located at

Sjursøya Sjursøya is a peninsula located in Oslo, Norway. The peninsula is entirely used by the Port of Oslo as a container and petroleum port, and serves as the primary oil port for Eastern Norway. A train accident occurred at Sjursøya on 24 March 2010, ...

and traded in

herring Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, i ...

stockfish Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks (which are called "hjell" in Norway) on the foreshore. The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage lif ...

and salt. From 1924 to 1927 he chaired ''Oslo Handelsstands Forening''. He was a board member of

Oslo Havnelager Havnelageret (also known as Oslo Havnelager) is a commercial building located at Langkaia 1 in Oslo, Norway. It houses Norwegian Defence Estates Agency as tenants. History The building was erected in the period 1916-20 and designed by archite ...

since 1919 as well as Oslo Staniol- og Metalkapselfabrik, and supervisory council member of

Bergens Privatbank Bergens Privatbank was a Norwegian commercial bank based in Bergen. It was established in 1855 and built a network of branches throughout the country. Jørgen Breder Faye was the first director and held the position until 1904. The bank merged with ...

. He was a

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

for Denmark from 1908 to 1916 and consul-general for Austria from 1920 to 1924. He was also a member of the administrative committee and head of the fisheries department at the

1914 Jubilee Exhibition The 1914 Jubilee Exhibition took place in Kristiania, Norway, from May 5 to October 11, 1914. It marked the centennial anniversary of the 1814 constitution and focused on industry and agriculture. The main location was the grounds of Frogner Manor ...

, and a known philanthropist. He was decorated as a Commander, Second Class 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 resided at Lysaker, died in September 1952 and was buried in Vår Frelsers gravlund. A portrait of him was commissioned by ''Oslo Handelsstands Forening'' and painted by his father-in-law Erik Werenskiold in 1927.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schram, Jacob 1870 births 1952 deaths Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian philanthropists Commanders Second Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour Businesspeople from Oslo