Julius Christopher Fritzner (28 December 1828 – 12 February 1882) was a Norwegian restaurateur and hotelier.
He was born in
Skjeberg
Skjeberg is a district of Sarpsborg, Østfold County, Norway. Skjeberg was formerly a municipality in Østfold County. The last administrative centre was at Borgenhaugen. As of 2018, Skjeberg has a population of 1,397.
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as a son of Niels Dorph Heide Fritzner (1783–1832) and Nicoline Christine Schwartz Bremer (1793–1864). He had five siblings. In 1861 he moved to
Christiania and ran a
tea room
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at different locations as well as the cafe in
Frimurerlogen. In 1865 he opened a dining pavilion in
Studenterlunden, for use during the summer. In 1873 his brother bought a building in the adjacent street
Karl Johans gate
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Karl Johans gate is a composite of several older streets that used to be s ...
, and the
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Grand Hotel may refer to:
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and Grand Café was opened in 1874. Julius Fritzner owned the building from 1878. The cafe became a central meeting point in the cultural life of Christiania (from 1924: Oslo).
Since 1858 Fritzner was married to Else Marie Caroline Strøm (1829–1865), a sister of
Steen & Strøm owner Samuel Strøm. When Fritzner died in February 1882, his son Christian Fritzner took over.
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1828 births
1882 deaths
Norwegian hoteliers
Norwegian restaurateurs
People from Sarpsborg
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