Sigurd Herbern
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sigurd Frithjof Herbern |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 22 November 1900 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 18 January 1987 (aged 86) Oslo, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Sigurd Frithjof Herbern (22 November 1900 – 18 January 1987) was a Norwegian sailor. He competed, with Øivind Christensen as helm, in the Star event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
From 1942 to 1944, Herbern was responsible for 'For konge og fedreland'[2] (tr. "For King and Fatherland"), one of the illegal newspapers published during the German occupation of Norway during World War II. He hosted a printing press in a summerhouse on the island of Killingen in the Oslo Fjord. For his pains, he was eventually arrested, together with a number of distributors, by the Gestapo in 1944.[citation needed]
He was also known for yacht building[3] and for a number of yacht designs. The Norwegian Maritime Museum has a list of Hebern's designs.[4] In the late 1940s Herbern designed the 'Killing' sailboat, on the island of Killingen (hence the name). The design is a 5.25m-long one-design keelboat.[5] He also designed the Junker 24.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sigurd Herbern". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Weber, Henrik; Hebern, Sigurd. "For konge og fedreland". digitalt.uib.no. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Sailing yachts Skarpsno day sailer". woodenships.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "A selection of ship and boat plans at the Norwegian Maritime Museum". Norwegian Maritime Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "killing (seilbåt)". snl.no. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Junker 24". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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