Viktor Møinichen Plahte (24 May 1878 – 1965) was a Norwegian

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Early years

He was a son of Frithjof M. Plahte (1836–1899) and Marie, née Birch (1852–1937). He was a brother of Herbert and Erik Plahte, and an uncle of Frithjof M. Plahte Jr. and Hans Barthold Andresen Butenschøn Jr. His father had settled at

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and Viktor lived there. He was, however, born in

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and took practical business training in

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as well as in

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. He also attended

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Career

He became a partner in the bank N. A. Andresen & Co in 1902, together with his brother Herbert. The other three partners were

Nils August Andresen Butenschøn Nils August Andresen Butenschøn (3 February 1842 – 27 September 1935) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway) as the only son of banker Nicolay August Andresen (1812–1894) and Nilsine Augusta Butenschøn ...

, Carl Christian Andresen, and, from 1910, Hans Barthold Andresen Butenschøn. The bank changed its name to Andresens Bank in 1913 and merged with

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in 1920. The merger was dissolved later that decade. Plahte sat as co-owner and bank director from 1912 to 1923. He also founded Christiania Portland Cementfabrik, together with Donato Brambani. He chaired the

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from 1919 to 1921, as well as Christiania Portland Cementfabrik. He was a board member of Egeberg Brug, Skedsmo Dampsag og Høvleri, Nydalens Compagnie, Meråker Brug, and Norsk Skibs-Hypothekbank. He chaired the supervisory council member of

Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a general insurance company based in Norway. It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet Norden'' on 4 April 1867, and began operating on 2 September the same year. Its first offices were located in ''Karl Johans ...

and was a supervisory council member of Filharmonisk Selskap. He was a member of the gentlemen's club SK Fram since 1902, and was proclaimed a lifetime member in 1964. There is a road in Bærum named ''Viktor Plahtes vei''. However, it is named after Viktor's son, Viktor Plahte, born in 1911, who died as an

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during the

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References

1878 births 1965 deaths Norwegian expatriates in the United Kingdom Norwegian expatriates in Sweden People from Bærum Norwegian bankers SK Fram members {{Norway-business-bio-stub