Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron. He was born in

Krødsherad Krødsherad (''Krødsherad kommune'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Noresund. The municipality of Krødsherad was establ ...

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, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at

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in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother

Ellef Ringnes Ellef Ringnes (25 October 184215 March 1929) was a Norwegian brewer and patron. He was born at the Ringnes farm in Krødsherad, Buskerud to farmer Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75) and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). His father left the ...

and the businessman

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. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. The Ringnes brewery became successful, and Amund Ringnes and his brother became benefactors in Christiania. They invested in the construction of the

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and sanatoriums in the

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area. They also sponsored

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's ''Fram'' expedition, which they at one point led together with businessman

and shipowner Thomas Fearnley. The explorer

Otto Sverdrup Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854 – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Early and personal life He was born in Bindal Municipality as a son of farmer Ulrik Frederik Suhm Sverdrup (1833–1914) and his w ...

's 1898–1902 ''Fram'' expedition also received financial support from the two brothers; he named two discovered islands after them:

Amund Ringnes Island Amund Ringnes Island is an uninhabited island and one of the Sverdrup Islands and Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Arctic Ocean, between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of El ...

and

Ellef Ringnes Island Ellef Ringnes Island is an uninhabited island and one of the Sverdrup Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Arctic Archipelago, it is located in the Arctic Ocean, east of Borden Isla ...

. On 19 September 1870, Ringnes married Laura Jensen (1850–1902). In 1896, his brother Ellef bought the Ringnes farm from him, which he earlier had inherited from his father. He said to his brother: "Ellef, you have 14 children, and I have only six, so it is most correct that you own the farm". Amund Ringnes was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

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in 1898. He was upgraded to Commander, Second Class in 1902. In 1899, he built the country house Ringartun in Buskerud, where he maintained a hospitable home. He died on 13 January 1907 in Kristiania, aged 66. His grandson,

Amund Ringnes Amund Ringnes may refer to: *Amund Ringnes Island *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1840) *Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1905) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ringnes, Amund ...

(1905–80), became also a brewery owner at Ringnes brewery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ringnes, Amund 1840 births 1907 deaths People from Krødsherad Norwegian drink industry businesspeople Norwegian company founders Norwegian brewers