Sigval Bergesen the Younger
Sigval Bergesen the Younger (born April 27, 1893 in Stavanger , † May 7, 1980 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian shipowner and shipyard owner .
Life
He was born the son of the shipowner Sigval Bergesen (1863-1956) and Rachel Racine (1866-1936). Bergesen attended middle school until 1908, and did not complete any further training at the Kristiania Commercial High School. In 1916 he married Ingerid Sømme (1895–1980), and the marriage had five children. From 1916 he also worked in his father's shipyard. During the First World War he participated in stock speculation with heavy losses, so that only the support of his father saved him from bankruptcy in 1920. Sigval Bergesen the Younger worked successfully in his father's company, gaining experience in particular in the tanker business . He tried to become more independent from his father and signed a tanker for himself in Odense in 1934 . This led to a serious falling out with his father, as a result of which he left his father's company. He then founded Sig. Bergesen Dy & Co. as his own company, with which he was particularly successful in the tanker business. During the Second World War he succeeded in a controversial action to control the shipyard A / S Rosenberg Mek. Verksted to take over.
In 1945, Bergesen's marriage was divorced and he married Anne Fekete (1903–1983) in the same year .
After the end of the war, he expanded both with the shipyard and the shipping company until he sold the shipyard to the Kværner Group on January 1, 1970 . However, he continued the expansion of the shipping company. From two tankers at the end of the war, the fleet had grown to 27 ships with 5.2 million tons by 1976. However, his business policy met with repeated criticism.
Bergesen donated large sums for charitable purposes, especially in Rogaland, and supported the idea of founding the University of Stavanger .
Honors
In 1957 he became a commander in the Order of Saint Olav . A memorial was erected in his honor in Stavanger.
Web links
- Article Sigval Bergesen - 1 in the store norske leksikon on snl.no (Norwegian)
- Literature by and about Sigval Bergesen the Younger in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergesen, Sigval the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergesen, Sigval |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian shipowner and shipyard owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stavanger |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1980 |
| Place of death | Oslo |