Morits Skaugen Sr. (27 June 1920 – 17 January 2005) was a

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yacht racer and businessperson. He was born in

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, but as a sailor he represented the

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in Oslo. He competed as a sailor in the Summer Olympics in 1948,

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and

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. Skaugen was a son of Isak Martinius Skaugen, and worked for his father's company I. M. Skaugen from 1947. Together with his brothers Sigurd and Brynjulf he was taken on board as partners in 1952, and the brothers later controlled the family company. For about twenty years they also co-owned

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. He retired in 1990. In that year, I. M. Skaugen was taken over by Morits Skaugen Jr., and a branch named B. Skaugen was taken over by Brynjulf Skaugen Jr. During the Second World War he was a member of the

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in Norway from 1940 to 1943, then worked out of Stockholm at ''Sambandskontoret'' from 1943 to 1945, then for

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in London from 1945 to 1947. He co-founded and chaired Institutt for Forsvarsopplysning. In 1983 he was decorated as a Commander of the

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. The

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vessel RS ''Kaptein Skaugen'' was named after Morits Skaugen's father, but given to the Society by Morits and Brynjulf Skaugen. He died in January 2005 in Oslo.

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1920 births 2005 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo in shipping Nortraship people Norwegian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Dragon Olympic sailors for Norway Commanders of the Order of the Lion of Finland People from Risør Royal Norwegian Yacht Club sailors {{Norway-business-bio-stub