Thomas Fredrik Olsen (born 1857)
Thomas Fredrik Olsen | |
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Born | 15 October 1857 Filtvet |
Died | 29 January 1933 (aged 75) Oslo |
Occupation | Ship-owner |
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Thomas Fredrik Olsen (15 October 1857 – 29 January 1933) was a Norwegian businessman and
ship owner of Fred. Olsen & Co.
Thomas Fredrik Olsen (commonly known as Fred. Olsen) was born in the village of
steam ships. Fred. Olsen took the company from a small business with a few boats into a powerful multinational shipping and ship building business. Olsen was the major shareholder of the workshop Akers Mek. At the time of his death his company, Fred. Olsen & Co., owned 65 ships. After Fred. Olsen's death, his sons Rudolf Olsen and Thomas Olsen
took over the company.
Fred. Olsen was a prominent sailor, and won the
References
- ^ Nygaard, Knut M. "Fred. Olsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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