Emil Steen (1887–1950)

Emil Steen (29 March 1887 – 1950) was a Norwegian businessman.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of businessman Christian Strøm Steen (1854–1932) and Lilli Bing (1865–1935).[1] He was thus a brother of Nils Steen,[2] grandson of Peter Emil Steen, nephew of Johan and Emil Steen, and a first cousin of Erling and Fredrik Steen.

He finished Kristiania Commerce School in 1908. In 1912 he was hired as a wholesaler in Harald Ohlsen & Co.[3] He became a co-owner of the company in 1916. In 1926 he became chief executive of Sætre Kjeksfabrikk.[1][4]

He was a board member of Steen & Strøm[4] and Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet,[5] national board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries,[6] supervisory council member of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse,[7] Christiania Spigerverk,[8] Holter-Sørensens Tankrederi,[9] Hippodromen AS,[10] and Forsikringsselskapet Norden.[11] He was also a deputy member of the national price committee for liquor after the Second World War.[12]

Together with Ragnhild Berg he had the son Christian Steen, who became chief executive of Steen & Strøm.[13] Emil Steen died in October 1950.[4] Marshals at his funeral were Harald Borchgrevink and Mogens Christensen.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Steen, Peter Emil". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 502. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Steen, Nils". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 502. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Steen, Emil". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 715. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Dødsfall". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 October 1950. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 March 1949. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Industriforbundets generalforsamling: Fagutdannelse og norsk arbeide". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 16 April 1931. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 March 1939. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Spigerverkets generalforsamling". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 March 1939. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Holter-Sørensens Tankrederi konstituert". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 December 1936. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Hippodromen A.s. konstituert i går". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 January 1930. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Forsikringsaktieselskapet Nordens overskudd 377,000 kroner". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 2 May 1941. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Prisen på råsprit". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 5 October 1946. p. 5.
  13. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Steen, Christian". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 526. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Bisettelser". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 2 November 1950. p. 2.


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