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Jørgen Blydt
Jørgen Blydt (14 March 1868 – 28 April 1938) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party. He ran for parliamentary election in all four of Bergen county's constituencies at the time—Kalfaret, Nordnes, Sandviken and Nygård, Norway, Nygaard—and served two terms as an Parliament of Norway, MP (1900–1903 and 1916–1918). He ran a company with his brother-in-law, was a stock exchange commissary, and from 1932 to 1938 he was the Chancellor of the Order of St. Olav, Order Council. Career He was born in Bergen as a son of merchant Hans Schultz Blydt (1830–1916) and Maren Breder Hagelsteen (1834–1870). He finished Bergen Commerce School before taking education in France, England and Belgium between 1886 and 1889. He took over his father's company which traded in fishing and angling tools in 1891, and ran it together with his brother-in-law Hjalmar Grung as ''Blydt & Grung''. He retired in 1929. From 1912 he was also a commissary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway between 2 and 25 October 1909, with a second round held between 18 October and 11 November.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the alliance of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party and the Free-minded Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Results National daily newspapers Notes References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1900s elections in Norway 1909 elections in Europe, Norway 1909 in Norway, Parliamentary October 1909 in Europe, Norway November 1909 in Europe, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen Line
The Bergen Line, or the Bergen Railway ( or ), is a long scenic overlook, scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied to the entire route from Bergen to Oslo, including the Randsfjord Line, Randsfjord and Drammen Line, Drammen lines between Hønefoss and Oslo, covering a total distance of . It is the highest mainline railway line in Northern Europe, crossing the Hardangervidda plateau at above sea level. The railway opened from Bergen to Voss in 1883 as the narrow gauge Voss Line. In 1909 the route was continued over the mountain to Oslo and the whole route converted to standard gauge, and the Voss Line became part of the Bergen Line.Jernbaneverket, 2007: 44 The line is single track (rail), single track, and was railway electrification system, electrified in 1954–64.Jernbaneverket, 2006: 33 The Bergen Line is owned and maintained by Bane NOR, and served with passenger trains by Vy Tog and freight trains by CargoNet. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian America Line
The Norwegian America Line (), was a shipping line, originally an operator of ocean liners and cargo ships. Founded in 1910, the company ran a regular transatlantic service between Norway and the United States, and later included a route to East Africa as well. Primarily due to competition from air travel, transatlantic passenger voyages were slowly discontinued during the years. After the Great War, the company was one of Norway's largest shipping lines, owning a fleet that included 19 vessels, several of which were for commercial cargo transport. After the Second World War heavy ships losses were overcome by the building of new vessels, however the reduction in the passengers’ traffic by sea shifted the company’s focus mainly to the cargo business, including container and bulk shipping from the 1970s. In 1980 the last two passenger liners were handed over into a new joint venture company (Norwegian American Cruises) with Leif Höegh & Co, and finally sold to Cunard Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norges Eksportråd
The Norwegian Export Council () was a Norwegian state-owned consultant organ established in 1945. Its role was to provide consultancy and advice for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in export-related matters. Until 1994 the council was financed by a levy on exports, but from 1996 it was a foundation co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. It was superseded by Innovation Norway on 1 January 2004. Directors *1946–1948 Bjarne Børde *1948–1951 Thor Brodtkorb *1951–1952 Bjarne Børde Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people: * Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier * Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician * Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player *Bj ... *1953–1955 Nils Anton Jørgensen *1955–1971 Otto Christian Malterud *1971–1979 Gunnar Rogstad *1979–1982 Einar Magnussen *1983–1988 Arne Langeland *1988–1995 Kjell-Martin Fredriks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergens Kreditbank
Bergens Kreditbank was a Norwegian commercial bank based in Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 .... It was established in 1928 with its main offices in Vågsallmenningen. It merged with Bergens Privatbank in 1975 to establish Bergen Bank. References Defunct banks of Norway Companies based in Bergen 1975 disestablishments in Norway Banks established in 1928 Banks disestablished in 1975 Norwegian companies established in 1928 {{Norway-bank-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Chamber Of Commerce
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. ICC represents over 45 million businesses in over 170 countries who have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise. ICC's current chair is Philippe Varin and John W.H. Denton AO is the current Secretary General . ICC has three main activities: rule setting, dispute resolution, and policy advocacy. Because its member companies and associations are themselves engaged in international business, ICC has unrivalled authority in making rules that govern the conduct of business across borders. Although these rules are voluntary, they are observed in thousands of transactions every day and have become part of international trade. A world network of national committees in over 90 countries advocates business priorities at national and regional level. More than 5,000 experts drawn from ICC's member companies feed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Ameln
Henrik Ameln (29 April 1879 – 17 September 1961) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was a mayor of Bergen, and served five terms in the Parliament of Norway. Personal life He was born in Bergen and grew up on Fjøsanger. He was the son of Theodor Poul Lauritz Ameln (1847–1925) and his wife Olivia Dorothea Hildegund Wilander (1849–1912). He was the nephew of Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln, and a brother of Haakon Ameln. In 1906, he married Aagot Christensen (1881–1968). Career He finished his secondary education in 1897, and in 1902 he had taken the cand.jur. degree. He then worked as a jurist. He also edited the publications ''Norsk Forsikringstidende'' and '' Bjørgvin''. In 1911 he took extra education to work as an average adjuster like his father. From 1920 to 1923 he worked as director of the bank Den Norske Handelsbank. Ameln chaired the local Conservative Party chapter for several non-consecutive periods, and was a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Norwegian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1915, with a second round between 4 and 11 November.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 74 of the 123 seats in the Storting. Endorsements National daily newspapers Results References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 1910s elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Sæbø
Lars Olsen Sæbø (24 February 1866 – 1941) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Sæbø as a son of farmers Ole Johnsen Sæbø og Magdali Olsen. He took shoemaker's training and had his own shoemaker shop from 1888 to 1906. He was also a member of Bergen city council from 1898, and chaired the trade union . He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1906, 1909 and 1912, representing the constituency of Sandviken. In the 1915 election he also won the first round of voting, with 3,162 votes against 2,443 for Liberal Jørgen Blydt Jørgen Blydt (14 March 1868 – 28 April 1938) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party. He ran for parliamentary election in all four of Bergen county's constituencies at the time—Kalfaret, No ..., but in the second round Blydt also got the Conservative and Labour Democrat vote, and won the seat with 3,836 votes against Sæbø's 3,429. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
