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Johan Johannson

1881 – 1958

Featured in the Norwegian Who's Who 1948

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Lived 1881 – 1958 (aged 76–77). Johan Johannson was a Norwegian businessperson.

Johan Johannson (6 August 1881 – 1958) was a Norwegian businessman.

Personal life He was born in Kristiania as a son of consul-general Johan Johannson and Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen (born 1855). He was a brother of Ole Hartvig Nissen Johannson. He was a maternal grandson of school founder Hartvig Nissen, and thereby a nephew of Per Schjelderup Nissen and Henrik Nissen; and second cousin of prison director Hartvig Nissen and Kristian Nissen.

In 1918 he married Lili Jacobsen, daughter of the district physician in Fredrikstad, Hans August Jacobsen. board member of the Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskibsselskab from 1924, and was deputy chair of the supervisory council of Christiania Søforsikringsselskap from 1931. He chaired Colonialgrossistenes Landsforening from 1922 to 1925, Norges Grossistforbund from 1923 and Norges Kreditorforbund from 1931 to 1933. He was a board member of Oslo Port Authority from 1929, and deputy member of the Appeals Selection Committee of the Supreme Court of Norway.

He was decorated as an Officer of the Romanian Order of the Crown. He died in April 1958, following a long-term illness.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Johan Johannson?

featured in the Norwegian Who's Who 1948

When was Johan Johannson born?

Johan Johannson was born on 6 August 1881 in Oslo Municipality.

When did Johan Johannson die?

Johan Johannson died in 1958.

What was Johan Johannson's occupation?

Johan Johannson was a businessperson.

What nationality was Johan Johannson?

Johan Johannson was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johan Johannson

· Wikidata: Q6215164

· DBpedia: Johan Johannson (1881–1958)

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