Johan Mohr Faye (16 May 1889 – 16 September 1974) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat ''Fornebo'', which won the silver medal in the 7 metre class. His uncle, Johan Faye, designed the ''Kristofer Lehmkuhls hus'' in 1881, which houses the ''Institutt for administrasjon og organisasjonsvitenskap'' (Department of Administration and Organization Theory) at the

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* * 1889 births 1975 deaths Norwegian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre Olympic sailors for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub

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