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'''Alf Richard Bjercke''' ( |
'''Alf Richard Bjercke''' (30 May 1921 – 9 December 2011<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Alf-R-Bjercke-er-dd-6718081.html ''Alf R. Bjercke er død'' (In Norwegian) Aftenposten.no, retrieved 10 December 2011]</ref>) was a Norwegian [[business magnate]], consul and sports official. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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He was born in Oslo as a grandson of [[Alf Bjercke]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Alf Richard Bjercke|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Alf_Richard_Bjercke|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> Alf Bjercke (1851–1933) was a notable businessman, especially within paint and [[lacquer]], and politician.<ref>http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Alf_Bjercke/utdypning</ref> Both are descendants of politician [[Lars Thorstensen Tønsager]].<ref name=rb>{{cite news|url=http://www.rb.no/lokal_kultur/article1765855.ece|title=Bondehæren som unngikk storkrig|last=Karlsson|first=Terje|date=2 October 2005|work=Romerikes Blad|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> |
He was born in Oslo as a grandson of [[Alf Bjercke]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Alf Richard Bjercke|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Alf_Richard_Bjercke|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> Alf Bjercke (1851–1933) was a notable businessman, especially within paint and [[lacquer]], and politician.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alf Bjercke|url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Alf_Bjercke/utdypning|website=snl.no|accessdate=17 April 2016}}</ref> Both are descendants of politician [[Lars Thorstensen Tønsager]].<ref name=rb>{{cite news|url=http://www.rb.no/lokal_kultur/article1765855.ece|title=Bondehæren som unngikk storkrig|last=Karlsson|first=Terje|date=2 October 2005|work=Romerikes Blad|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> |
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Alf R. Bjercke attended primary school at [[Majorstuen]], in a class together with [[Øistein Parmann]], |
Alf R. Bjercke attended primary school at [[Majorstuen]], in a class together with [[Øistein Parmann]], Birger Mathisen and [[Rolf Kirkvaag]].<ref name=aft80>{{cite news|title=Entusiasten Bjercke jubilerer|last=Brøymer|first=Bjørn|date=30 May 2001|work=Aftenposten|page=14|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He later took what he himself has described as a "lousy" [[examen artium]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alf Bazooka|last=Bang|first=Per|date=19 October 1991|work=Dagens Næringsliv|page=37|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He studied chemical technology at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] from 1939 to 1941.<ref name=snl/> He pledged the fraternity of [[Phi Gamma Delta]] (FIJI),<ref name=phigam>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phigam.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971|title = Phi Gamma Delta}}</ref> but his studies were interrupted because of Bjercke's wish to participate in [[World War II]].<ref name=mit>{{cite news|url=http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2003/bjercke.html|title=Busy 82-year-old alumnus in home stretch for his PhD|accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> He served with the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]-in-exile, in Canada and the United Kingdom, from 1941 to 1945.<ref name=snl/> He did not return to MIT after the war, but instead started a career in the family business.<ref name=mit/> He also served in the Air Force from 1948 to 1949, and reached the rank of major<ref name=ntb>{{cite news|title=Alf Bjercke 80 år 30. mai|last=Norwegian News Agency|date=9 May 2001|language=Norwegian}}</ref> as Senior Intelligence Officer in NATO's Northern HQ. He was initiated in 1989 at his chapter's centennial celebration.<ref name="phigam"/> |
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==Business career== |
==Business career== |
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In 1950 he became co-owner of the family company, named |
In 1950 he became co-owner of the family company, named Alf Bjercke. He served as CEO from 1966 to 1971. When Alf Bjercke (the company) was incorporated into [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]] in 1972, Bjercke served as chairman of the board until 1983 and then chaired the corporate council until 1988.<ref name=snl/> He has also chaired the [[employers' association]] for paint and coating companies.<ref name=ntb/> He has also started other companies and brands, including Fjordplast,<ref name=ntb/> and the first Norwegian bottled water brand Norwater.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/brennpunkt/1.5392467|title=Historien om Norwater|last=Andersen|first=Espen|author2=Norstrøm, Jørn|author3= Tønset|author4= Snorre|date=15 April 2008|publisher=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> From 1963 to 1993 he was the [[Consul (representative)|consul-general]] for [[Tunisia]] in Norway.<ref name=snl/> |
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==Research== |
==Research== |
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At the age of 69, Bjercke took up private research on Norwegian [[dragoon]]s in [[Schleswig-Holstein]] from 1758 to 1762. These dragoons were border guards, but never saw military action.<ref name=dr1999>{{cite news|title=Malingfabrikanten og hans dragoner|last=Haugestad|first=Erik|date=29 July 1999|work=Aftenposten| |
At the age of 69, Bjercke took up private research on Norwegian [[dragoon]]s in [[Schleswig-Holstein]] from 1758 to 1762. These dragoons were border guards, but never saw military action.<ref name=dr1999>{{cite news|title=Malingfabrikanten og hans dragoner|last=Haugestad|first=Erik|date=29 July 1999|work=Aftenposten|page=8|language=Norwegian}}</ref> His interest in the topic spawned when he discovered that a distant ancestor from the [[Eidsvoll]] area had been such a dragoon.<ref name=rb/> In 1999 the [[University of Kiel]] published a work by Bjercke, ''Norwegische Kätnersöhne als königliche Dragoner''. He would try to submit this work to the [[University of Oslo]] as a thesis, possibly earning the [[dr.philos.]] degree. An obstacle was his lack of a formal degree of [[higher education]].<ref name=dr1999/> The candidacy for the doctorate met opposition in the university, and the case was delayed for several years<ref>{{cite news|title=Skjebnedag for Bjercke|last=Sandberg|first=Tor|date=25 February 2003|work=Dagsavisen|page=5|language=Norwegian}}</ref> before the university finally rejected to take it up for doctoral assessment.<ref name=rb/> |
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Bjercke has also released an autobiography: ''Back-up av et rikt liv'' (2001),<ref>[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/show?pid=012016705&kid=biblio Entry] in [[BIBSYS]]</ref> as well as many other books. |
Bjercke has also released an autobiography: ''Back-up av et rikt liv'' (2001),<ref>[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/show?pid=012016705&kid=biblio Entry] in [[BIBSYS]]</ref> as well as many other books. |
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==Organizations== |
==Organizations== |
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Bjercke was among the founders of the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Anders Lange Party]], later known as the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]. He later resigned his membership because he disagreed on a number of issues.<ref name=siv>{{cite news|title=Norske forbilder|last=Hansen|first=Lars Ditlev|date=1 August 2008|work=A-magasinet| |
Bjercke was among the founders of the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Anders Lange Party]], later known as the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]. He later resigned his membership because he disagreed on a number of issues.<ref name=siv>{{cite news|title=Norske forbilder|last=Hansen|first=Lars Ditlev|date=1 August 2008|work=A-magasinet|page=6|language=Norwegian}}</ref> From 1974 to 1976 he was a board member of the [[Oslo]] [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]].<ref name=ntb/> He also served one term in Oslo city council.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} Some time around [[Siv Jensen]]'s takeover as party leader he rejoined the Progress Party. |
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Bjercke was also a founder of the [[Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers]], and has been a board member. He has also held board/council memberships in the [[ |
Bjercke was also a founder of the [[Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers]], and has been a board member. He has also held board/council memberships in the [[Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation]], the [[World Wildlife Fund|World Wildlife Fund, Norway]] and the [[Norway-America Association]], and has been involved in [[Rotary International]].<ref name=ntb/> He has been an initiator for restoration of the world's oldest steamship ''[[Skibladner]]'' for traffic,<ref name=aft80/> and has vice-chaired the board that is responsible for the ship ''[[Christian Radich]]''.<ref name=ntb/> Representing the sports club [[IF Ready]], he was deputy chairman of the [[Norwegian Athletics Association]] in 1968, before being elected to chairman at the 1968 congress, serving from 1969 to 1972. He was a member of the [[Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports|Norwegian Olympic Committee]] during the leadership period.<ref name=ntb/> He led the athletic team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. |
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Bjercke has been decorated with the [[ |
Bjercke has been decorated with the [[Order of St. Olav]],<ref name=ntb/> and has also been decorated by the Tunisian state as a Commander, by the Emperor [[Haile Selassie I]] with an Off. of the Star of Ethiopia and by [[Rotary International]] with the Paul Harris Medal with 5 sapphires. |
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 24 March 2024
Alf Richard Bjercke (30 May 1921 – 9 December 2011[1]) was a Norwegian business magnate, consul and sports official.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Oslo as a grandson of Alf Bjercke.[2] Alf Bjercke (1851–1933) was a notable businessman, especially within paint and lacquer, and politician.[3] Both are descendants of politician Lars Thorstensen Tønsager.[4]
Alf R. Bjercke attended primary school at Majorstuen, in a class together with Øistein Parmann, Birger Mathisen and Rolf Kirkvaag.[5] He later took what he himself has described as a "lousy" examen artium.[6] He studied chemical technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1939 to 1941.[2] He pledged the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI),[7] but his studies were interrupted because of Bjercke's wish to participate in World War II.[8] He served with the Royal Norwegian Air Force-in-exile, in Canada and the United Kingdom, from 1941 to 1945.[2] He did not return to MIT after the war, but instead started a career in the family business.[8] He also served in the Air Force from 1948 to 1949, and reached the rank of major[9] as Senior Intelligence Officer in NATO's Northern HQ. He was initiated in 1989 at his chapter's centennial celebration.[7]
Business career[edit]
In 1950 he became co-owner of the family company, named Alf Bjercke. He served as CEO from 1966 to 1971. When Alf Bjercke (the company) was incorporated into Jotun in 1972, Bjercke served as chairman of the board until 1983 and then chaired the corporate council until 1988.[2] He has also chaired the employers' association for paint and coating companies.[9] He has also started other companies and brands, including Fjordplast,[9] and the first Norwegian bottled water brand Norwater.[10] From 1963 to 1993 he was the consul-general for Tunisia in Norway.[2]
Research[edit]
At the age of 69, Bjercke took up private research on Norwegian dragoons in Schleswig-Holstein from 1758 to 1762. These dragoons were border guards, but never saw military action.[11] His interest in the topic spawned when he discovered that a distant ancestor from the Eidsvoll area had been such a dragoon.[4] In 1999 the University of Kiel published a work by Bjercke, Norwegische Kätnersöhne als königliche Dragoner. He would try to submit this work to the University of Oslo as a thesis, possibly earning the dr.philos. degree. An obstacle was his lack of a formal degree of higher education.[11] The candidacy for the doctorate met opposition in the university, and the case was delayed for several years[12] before the university finally rejected to take it up for doctoral assessment.[4]
Bjercke has also released an autobiography: Back-up av et rikt liv (2001),[13] as well as many other books.
Organizations[edit]
Bjercke was among the founders of the Anders Lange Party, later known as the Progress Party. He later resigned his membership because he disagreed on a number of issues.[14] From 1974 to 1976 he was a board member of the Oslo Conservative Party.[9] He also served one term in Oslo city council.[citation needed] Some time around Siv Jensen's takeover as party leader he rejoined the Progress Party.
Bjercke was also a founder of the Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers, and has been a board member. He has also held board/council memberships in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, the World Wildlife Fund, Norway and the Norway-America Association, and has been involved in Rotary International.[9] He has been an initiator for restoration of the world's oldest steamship Skibladner for traffic,[5] and has vice-chaired the board that is responsible for the ship Christian Radich.[9] Representing the sports club IF Ready, he was deputy chairman of the Norwegian Athletics Association in 1968, before being elected to chairman at the 1968 congress, serving from 1969 to 1972. He was a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee during the leadership period.[9] He led the athletic team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Bjercke has been decorated with the Order of St. Olav,[9] and has also been decorated by the Tunisian state as a Commander, by the Emperor Haile Selassie I with an Off. of the Star of Ethiopia and by Rotary International with the Paul Harris Medal with 5 sapphires.
References[edit]
- ^ Alf R. Bjercke er død (In Norwegian) Aftenposten.no, retrieved 10 December 2011
- ^ a b c d e Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Alf Richard Bjercke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Alf Bjercke". snl.no. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Karlsson, Terje (2 October 2005). "Bondehæren som unngikk storkrig". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ a b Brøymer, Bjørn (30 May 2001). "Entusiasten Bjercke jubilerer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.
- ^ Bang, Per (19 October 1991). "Alf Bazooka". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 37.
- ^ a b "Phi Gamma Delta".
- ^ a b "Busy 82-year-old alumnus in home stretch for his PhD". Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Norwegian News Agency (9 May 2001). "Alf Bjercke 80 år 30. mai" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Andersen, Espen; Norstrøm, Jørn; Tønset; Snorre (15 April 2008). "Historien om Norwater" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ a b Haugestad, Erik (29 July 1999). "Malingfabrikanten og hans dragoner". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 8.
- ^ Sandberg, Tor (25 February 2003). "Skjebnedag for Bjercke". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 5.
- ^ Entry in BIBSYS
- ^ Hansen, Lars Ditlev (1 August 2008). "Norske forbilder". A-magasinet (in Norwegian). p. 6.
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