About Ellen Marie Forland
Lived 1926 – 2010 (aged 83). Ellen Marie Forland was a Norwegian businessperson.
Ellen Marie Forland (21 August 1926 – 22 January 2010) was a Norwegian businessperson.
She hailed from Storebø, took her secondary education in Bergen and studied chemistry in Copenhagen. She married Mikkel Forland in 1953, and they cooperated in the business world until 1973, when her husband decided to be a ship broker while Ellen Marie Forland wanted to be a ship-owner. She started the company E. Forland. In 2007 she was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold. She ran the company until her death in 2010, following complications after a heart surgery.
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Who was Ellen Marie Forland?
Norwegian businesswoman (1926-2010)
When was Ellen Marie Forland born?
Ellen Marie Forland was born on 21 August 1926.
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Ellen Marie Forland died on 22 January 2010.
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Ellen Marie Forland was a businessperson.
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Ellen Marie Forland was Norwegian.
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