Harald Astrup Explained

Harald Sigurdssøn Astrup
Birth Date:29 May 1903
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
Boards:Storebrand
Idun
Christiania Søforsikringsselskab
Poseidon
Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
Det Norske Selskab
Parents:Sigurd Astrup (father)
Ingeborg Willumsen (mother)
Spouse:Mabel Anette Plathe Butenschøn (m. 1928)
Relatives:Barthold A. Butenschøn (brother-in-law)
Barthold A. Butenschøn Sr. (father-in-law)
Eivind (uncle)
Thorvald Astrup (uncle)
Years Active:1926-1971

Harald Sigurdssøn Astrup (29 May 1903 – 22 June 1983) was a Norwegian businessperson.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 1973. Astrup, Harald. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 30. Norwegian. 12 August 2011.
  2. Encyclopedia: Astrup. Store norske leksikon. Bratberg. Terje. Terje Bratberg. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. 2009. Godal. Anne Marit. 31 May 2011. Norwegian.
  3. News: Harald Astrup (obituary). Hansson. Per M.. 1 July 1983. Aftenposten. 17. Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Cemeteries in Norway. DIS-Norge. 12 August 2011.