Josef Larsson
Norwegian metal worker and trade unionist
About Josef Larsson
Lived 1893 – 1987 (aged 94). Josef Larsson was a Swedish and Norwegian metalworker, trade unionist, politician and business manager.
Josef Larsson (12 October 1893 - 27 December 1987) was a Norwegian metal worker and trade unionist, born in Sweden. From 1931 he was a secretary for the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers. He was a board member of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1927 to 1930.
In 1941, after the so-called milk strike in Oslo, Larsson was sentenced to death in a German court-martial, but his conviction was changed to imprisonment for life.
He spent the rest of the war years in German jails. After the war he took up again the position as chairman of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers, a post he held until 1958.
Early and personal life Larsson was born in Karlstad to carpenter Karl Larsson and Elise Jansson, and married Ragnhild Karlsson in 1922.
Larsson died in 1987 at 94 years of age.
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Who was Josef Larsson?
Norwegian metal worker and trade unionist
When was Josef Larsson born?
Josef Larsson was born on 12 October 1893 in Värmland.
When did Josef Larsson die?
Josef Larsson died on 27 December 1987 in Oslo Municipality.
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Josef Larsson was a metalworker, trade unionist, politician and business manager.
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Josef Larsson was Swedish and Norwegian.
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