Harald Astrup
Harald Sigurdssøn Astrup (29 May 1903 – 22 June 1983) was a Norwegian businessperson.
Harald Sigurdssøn Astrup | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1903 |
| Died | 22 June 1983 (aged 80) |
| Burial place | Ullern |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Businessman Owner of Astrup & Søn Supervisory council member of Den norske Creditbank, Dyno Industrier, Norcem, the Norwegian America Line and Bjølvefossen |
| Years active | 1926-1971 |
| Board member of | Storebrand Idun Christiania Søforsikringsselskab Poseidon Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design Det Norske Selskab |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel Anette Plathe Butenschøn (m. 1928) |
| Parent(s) | Sigurd Astrup (father) Ingeborg Willumsen (mother) |
| Relatives | Barthold A. Butenschøn (brother-in-law) Barthold A. Butenschøn, Sr. (father-in-law) Eivind (uncle) Thorvald Astrup (uncle) |
He was born in Kristiania as a son of politician Sigurd Astrup (1873–1949) and Ingeborg Willumsen (1877–1962).[1] He was named after his paternal grandfather (Harald Astrup, also a businessman), and was a nephew of Henning, Eivind and Thorvald Astrup.[2] In 1928 he married Mabel Anette Plathe Butenschøn, a sister of Barthold A. Butenschøn and daughter of Barthold A. Butenschøn, Sr.[1]
He finished his secondary education in 1922, and was a travelling businessman in Norway and abroad until being hired in the family company Astrup & Søn in 1926. He advanced to office manager in 1931, partner in 1936 and sole owner in 1949; he also served as chairman. He was a board member of the insurance companies Storebrand, Idun, Christiania Søforsikringsselskab and Poseidon, and was a supervisory council member of Den norske Creditbank, Dyno Industrier, Norcem, the Norwegian America Line and Bjølvefossen. He was a board member of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design and honorary member of Det Norske Selskab, which he had chaired from 1960 to 1968.[1]
He retired in 1971.[3] He died in June 1983 and was buried in Ullern.[4]
References
- Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Astrup, Harald". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 30. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- Bratberg, Terje (2009). "Astrup". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- Hansson, Per M. (1 July 1983). "Harald Astrup (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 12 August 2011.