About Johs. Overå
Lived 1899 – 1989 (aged 89). Johs. Overå was a Norwegian businessperson and director.
Johannes Overå (17 July 1899 – 1989) was a Norwegian shipper and administrator of fisheries.
He was born in Hareid Municipality to shipper Johan Overå and Augusta Moltudal. Overå was assigned at the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries from 1932 to 1938, and served as Fisheries Inspector of Møre og Romsdal in 1938. He was appointed CEO of Norges Råfisklag from 1939.
In 1940, during the German occupation of Norway he signed a favorable contract for delivering 150,000 tons of fish to new freezing plants administrated by the occupants. In the legal purge in Norway after World War II he was acquitted for providing support to the enemy, but was fined for having signed an appeal against Soviet submarine activities along the coast of Northern Norway.
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Who was Johs. Overå?
Norwegian businessperson
When was Johs. Overå born?
Johs. Overå was born on 17 July 1899 in Hareid.
When did Johs. Overå die?
Johs. Overå died on 31 January 1989 in Åsgårdstrand.
What was Johs. Overå's occupation?
Johs. Overå was a businessperson and director.
What nationality was Johs. Overå?
Johs. Overå was Norwegian.
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