About Jan Didriksen
Lived 1917 – 1996 (aged 79). Jan Didriksen was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson.
Jan Didriksen (15 May 1917 – 14 December 1996) was a Norwegian lawyer and businessman.
He was born in Sarpsborg. During World War II, he was a local Milorg leader and was arrested in July 1942. He was incarcerated at Grini and later in Sachsenhausen.
He served as chief executive of the Federation of Norwegian Industries from 1965 to 1982. In 1987, he published the book Industrien under hakekorset on the role of the Norwegian industry during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
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Who was Jan Didriksen?
Norwegian businessman and lawyer (1917–1996)
When was Jan Didriksen born?
Jan Didriksen was born on 15 May 1917 in Sarpsborg.
When did Jan Didriksen die?
Jan Didriksen died on 14 December 1996.
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Jan Didriksen was a jurist and businessperson.
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Jan Didriksen was Norwegian.
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