About Knud Ringnes
Lived 1875 – 1945 (aged 69–70). Knud Ringnes was a Norwegian athlete.
Knud Maartmann Ringnes (14 April 1875 – 1945) was a Norwegian businessman.
He was born in Kristiania, the eldest son of Ellef Ringnes (1842–1929), brewery owner and benefactor, and his wife Kaja, née Maartmann (1851–1933). He was a nephew of Amund Ringnes and maternal grandson of Knud Geelmuyden Fleischer Maartmann, his namesake.
He graduated from Kristiania Technical School in 1896, and studied in England, the United States and at the University of Bonn from 1898 to 1899. He was hired in Ringnes Bryggeri in 1897,
He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. He was also rewarded crosses of the Austrian Order of Franz Joseph and the German Red Cross Decoration.
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Who was Knud Ringnes?
Norwegian businessman
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Knud Ringnes was born on 14 April 1875.
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Knud Ringnes died in 1945.
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Knud Ringnes was an athlete.
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Knud Ringnes was Norwegian.
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