Nils Ebbessøn Astrup Explained

Nils Ebbessøn Astrup
Birth Date:7 June 1901
Birth Place:Kristiania, Norway
Death Place:Oslo
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Ship owner
Children:Hans Rasmus Astrup
Relatives:Hans Rasmus Astrup (grandfather)

Nils Ebbessøn Astrup (7 June 1901 – 29 September 1972) was a Norwegian ship owner.

Personal life

Astrup was the son of colonel Ebbe Carsten Morten Astrup and Cecilie Fearnley, and a grandson of Hans Rasmus Astrup. He married Hedevig Stang in 1925, and they were the parents of ship broker Hans Rasmus Astrup.[1]

Career

Astrup was a co-owner of the shipping company . He served as president of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association from 1961 to 1963, having been vice president first 1940–1945 and then from 1956. From 1966 to 1969 he was vice president of the International Chamber of Shipping.[2] [3] He was also a board member of Det Norske Luftfartselskap.[4]

He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1969.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Nils Astrup - 2 . . Gunnar Christie . Wasberg . Knut Helle . Helle . Knut . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 23 April 2021 .
  2. Encyclopedia: Nils Ebbessøn Astrup . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 23 April 2021.
  3. Encyclopedia: Astrup, Nils. Merkantilt biografisk leksikon. Yrkesforlaget. Oslo. 1st. Hoffstad. Einar. Einar Hoffstad. 1935. 42. 25 April 2021. Norwegian.
  4. Encyclopedia: 1948. Astrup, Nils. Hvem er hvem?. Gram, Harald. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 30. Norwegian. 25 April 2021.