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Georg Hagerup-Larssen

1903 – 1982

Engineer and businessperson

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Lived 1903 – 1982 (aged 79). Georg Hagerup-Larssen was a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.

Georg Hagerup-Larssen (16 January 1903 – 21 September 1982) was a Norwegian engineer and businessperson.

He was born in Ankenes Municipality. He graduated as an electrical engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1928, and after some months in Siemens-Schuckert in Germany he was hired as engineer at Haugvik Smelteverk. In 1936 he was hired in Elektrokemisk (later Elkem). From June 1940, during the Second World War, he was the company's representative in the United States and Canada, fleeing occupied Norway via the Soviet Union and Japan. His main task was to spread the Søderberg electrode technology.

He returned to Norway in 1946. In 1951 he became assisting chief executive, and from 1959 to 1971 he served as the chief executive of Elkem. During his time the company established, or participated in establishing, Grong Gruber, Salten Verk, Mosjøen Aluminiumsverk and Lista Aluminiumsverk. Fiskaa Verk was expanded, and the ownership in Sulitjelma Gruber and Porsgrunn Elektrometallurgiske increased. From 1945 to 1971 the number of employees in the Elkem corporation rose from about 200 to about 4,000.

After retiring he was a board member of Elkem until 1975 He was a board member of Forsikringsselskapet Norden/Nordengruppen. He was also active in the fledgling Norwegian petroleum industry, in the companies Noco and Saga.

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Birth century
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Education
Norwegian Institute of Technology
Awards
Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎

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Who was Georg Hagerup-Larssen?

Engineer and businessperson

When was Georg Hagerup-Larssen born?

Georg Hagerup-Larssen was born on 16 January 1903.

When did Georg Hagerup-Larssen die?

Georg Hagerup-Larssen died on 21 September 1982.

What was Georg Hagerup-Larssen's occupation?

Georg Hagerup-Larssen was an engineer and businessperson.

What nationality was Georg Hagerup-Larssen?

Georg Hagerup-Larssen was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Georg Hagerup-Larssen

· Wikidata: Q5535708

· DBpedia: Georg Hagerup-Larssen

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