Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup (7 October 1859 – 27 September 1931) was a Norwegian businessperson.
Personal life
He was born in
Christiania as the son of Thorleif Schjelderup and Fredrikke Marie Caspary.
[Thorleif Schjelderup genealogy]
(vestraat.net) His older sister Berte married
Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne
Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne (11 November 1851 – 24 April 1930) was a Norway, Norwegian jurist, Professor of Jurisprudence at The Royal Frederick University from 1887, and the university's rector 1912–1918.
Personal life
He was bo ...
, son of
Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne (2 October 1814 – 30 December 1888) was a Norwegian politician, part of an old noble family.
He was born in Christiania as the son of Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne and his wife Ca ...
.
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup married Inga Berven. Their son
Gunnar Schjelderup became a businessperson, while their other son
Ferdinand Schjelderup became a judge. Through Ferdinand he was the grandfather of Olympic bronze medal ski jumper
Thorleif Schjelderup.
Career
Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup graduated as
cand.jur. in 1882, but concentrated on a business career as he in 1884 entered the family company ''Ludwigsen & Schjelderup''. He eventually became the single owner of the company, which was nationally leading in the grain and flour business.
He was also the major shareholder of the forestry and timber company
Enso-Gutzeit
Stora Enso Oyj (from sv, Stora and fi, Enso ) is a manufacturer of pulp, paper and other forest products, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The majority of sales takes place in Europe, but there are also significant operations in Asia and S ...
until 1919, and a co-owner of the iron- and steelware factory
Christiania Spigerverk
Christiania Spigerverk is a steel company which was founded in Oslo in 1853 and developed into one of the largest industrial companies in Norway. In 1972 Christiania Spigerverk combined with Elkem, to become Elkem Spigerverket. It was sold to ...
. His son Gunnar took over here in 1926.
References
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1859 births
1931 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo