Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln Explained

Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln (12 March 1838 – 19 June 1917) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.^{[1] [2]}

Ameln was born at Bergen in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Christian Gerhard Ameln (1809-1872) and Laura Therese Pauline (Wennberg) Ameln (1817-1888). He was from a merchant family and was an uncle of Henrik Ameln and Haakon Ameln. He worked as a merchant and shipowner. He was the mayor of Bergen and was the chairman of the Bergen Chamber of Commerce.^{[3] [4]}

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889 representing the constituency of Bergen.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=10089 Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln
2. Web site: Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln . Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 20 . Hoffstad, Einar . 1935 . June 25, 2016.
3. Web site: Henrik Ameln. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Olav Garvik . June 25, 2016.
4. Web site: Haakon Ameln. Hvem er Hvem? Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 16. Steenstrup, Bjørn. 1948 . June 20, 2016.
5. Web site: Henrik Ameln. Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). 7 February 2009.