Martin Mehren (8 August 1905 – 2 October 2002) was a Norwegian businessperson and sportsperson. He was born in

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(now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of merchant Herman Mehren (1875-1941) and Agnethe Ingberg (1882-1937), and was an uncle of poet Stein Mehren. Mehren became Norwegian champion in rowing several times, and twice Scandinavian champion. During the summer of 1931, he crossed

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on ski with Arne Høygaard, travelling from

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. Together with his brother, Arne Mehren (1910-1990), he chaired the clothing company Herman Mehren AS from 1935, which had been established by his father in 1903. He chaired the

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from 1953 to 1957, and was a member of the advisory board from 1957 to 1981. His brother's son was the poet Stein Mehren.Stein Mehren
Norsk biografisk leksikon accessed 14. January 2018

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1905 births 2002 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian male rowers Norwegian explorers Burials at Nordre gravlund {{Norway-business-bio-stub