Carl O. Nielsen

Carl O. Nielsen (16 September 1868 – 1950) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Christiania. He founded several companies, including Nielsen & Danielsen in 1897, and Norsk Gjærde & Metaldukfabrik, Scandinavia's first fence manufacturer, in 1902. He had his own car dealer company C. O. Nielsens Automobilforretning, which was later transformed into A/S Auto. Nielsen was the first general manager in A/S Auto, but later backed out. He also co-founded the Royal Norwegian Automobile Club. In 1916 he co-founded the company Neilson & Kittle Canning (also given as "Nielsen and Kittle") in San Pedro, California, a large sardine factory. He later returned to Norway to run an eponymous company.