Martin Mehren

Martin Mehren (8 August 1905 – 2 October 2002) was a Norwegian businessperson and sportsperson.[1]

He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of merchant Herman Mehren (1875-1941) and Agnethe Ingberg (1882-1937), and was an uncle of poet Stein Mehren.[2]

Mehren became Norwegian champion in rowing several times, and twice Scandinavian champion. During the summer of 1931, he crossed Greenland on ski with Arne Høygaard (1906-1981) following the route taken by Fridtjof Nansen in 1888-1889.[3] [4]

Together with his brother, Arne Mehren (1910-1990), he chaired the clothing company Herman Mehren AS from 1935, which had been established by his father in 1903. He chaired the Norwegian Trekking Association from 1953 to 1957, and was a member of the advisory board from 1957 to 1981.[2][5] [6]

His brother's son was the poet Stein Mehren.[7]

References
  1. "Martin Mehren (1905-2002)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. Lauritzen, Per Roger. "Martin Mehren". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Arne Høygaard (1906–1981)". Norsk Polar History. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. "The First Crossing of Greenland (1888-1889)". The Fram Museum. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Martin Mehren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. Bjørn Steenstrup (1973). "Mehren, Martin". Hvem er Hvem?. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  7. Stein Mehren, Norsk biografisk leksikon accessed 14. January 2018
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