Emil Steen (1887–1950) Explained

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]

Notes and References

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