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. 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. "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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