Thomas Fredrik Olsen
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Thomas Fredrik Olsen was a Norwegian
ship-owner. Son of Fredrik Olsen
and born in Hvitsten
, he worked in the family company Fred. Olsen & Co.
from 1920. He has held a board position in a range of companies, including Det Norske Luftfartselskap
and Scandinavian Airlines System
. He is the father of Fred. Olsen
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ship-owner. Son of Fredrik Olsen
Thomas Fredrik Olsen (born 1857)
Thomas Fredrik Olsen was a Norwegian businessman and ship owner of Fred. Olsen & Co.Thomas Fredrik Olsen Thomas Fredrik Olsen(15 October 1857- 29 January 1933) was a Norwegian businessman and ship owner of Fred. Olsen & Co.Thomas Fredrik Olsen Thomas Fredrik Olsen(15 October 1857- 29 January 1933)...
and born in Hvitsten
Hvitsten
Hvitsten is a former town in Akershus county, Norway, located between Drøbak and Son.It is the smallest town that has ever existed in Norway: In 1951 it had 76 inhabitants, and an area of just 0.07 km². Because of its size it could not be established as a municipality of its own, and it had to...
, he worked in the family company Fred. Olsen & Co.
Fred. Olsen & Co.
Fred. Olsen & Co. is a large shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.-History:...
from 1920. He has held a board position in a range of companies, including Det Norske Luftfartselskap
Det Norske Luftfartselskap
Det Norske Luftfartselskap A/S or DNL, trading internationally as Norwegian Air Lines, was an airline and flag carrier of Norway. Founded in 1927, it operated domestic and international routes from 1935 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1951...
and Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines or SAS, previously Scandinavian Airlines System, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the largest airline in Scandinavia....
. He is the father of Fred. Olsen
Fredrik Olsen
Thomas Fredrik Olsen or Fred Olsen is a Norwegian shipping magnate and Chairman of the companies in the Fred. Olsen Group. He is the fourth generation running the Fred. Olsen Group, founded by his great grandfather Petter Olsen and named after his grandfather Thomas Fredrik Olsen...
.