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{{Short description|Norwegian jurist and businessperson}}
[[file:Arne Meidell.jpg|thumb|Arne Meidell.]]
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'''Arne Meidell''' (17 November 1894 – 8 August 1963) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson.
'''Arne Meidell''' (17 November 1894 – 8 August 1963) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson.


He was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]] as a son of barrister [[Kristian Garup Meidell]] (1866–1926) and Kristine Marie Birkeland (1871–1958).<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arne Meidell|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Harald|last=Hultengreen|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arne_Meidell|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref> He was a maternal grandson of Supreme Court Justice [[Laurits Birkeland]].<ref>[http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1912/0184.html ''Hvem er hvem?'' 1912]</ref> In 1918 he married Danish pharmacist's daughter Asta Trojel (1896–1984).<ref name=nbl/><ref name=hvem>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1948|title=Meidell, Arne|encyclopedia=[[Hvem er hvem?]]|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|url=http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1948/0353.html|page=353|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>
He was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]] as a son of barrister [[Kristian Garup Meidell]] (1866–1926) and Kristine Marie Birkeland (1871–1958).<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arne Meidell|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Harald|last=Hultengreen|editor=Helle, Knut|editor-link=Knut Helle|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arne_Meidell|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref> He was a maternal grandson of Supreme Court Justice [[Laurits Birkeland]].<ref>[https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1912/0184.html ''Hvem er hvem?'' 1912]</ref> In 1918 he married Danish pharmacist's daughter Asta Trojel (1896–1984).<ref name=nbl/><ref name=hvem>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1948|title=Meidell, Arne|encyclopedia=[[Hvem er hvem?]]|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|url=https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1948/0353.html|page=353|language=Norwegian|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref>


He [[examen artium|finished]] his education at [[Frogner School]] in 1912, and graduated from the [[University of Oslo|Royal Frederick University]] with the [[cand.jur.]] degree in 1916. After graduation, he was a junior solicitor, then from 1925 a barrister with access to [[Supreme Court of Norway|Supreme Court]] cases. By then he had already become a business leader. In 1922 he was hired as manager of [[Lilleborg Fabriker]], advancing to chief executive officer in 1929. In 1933 he was hired as chief executive (director-general) in [[Borregaard]], where he remained until 1960.<ref name=nbl/><ref name=hvem/>
He [[examen artium|finished]] his education at [[Frogner School]] in 1912, and graduated from the [[University of Oslo|Royal Frederick University]] with the [[cand.jur.]] degree in 1916. After graduation, he was a junior solicitor, then from 1925 a barrister with access to [[Supreme Court of Norway|Supreme Court]] cases. By then he had already become a business leader. In 1922 he was hired as manager of [[Lilleborg Fabriker]], advancing to chief executive officer in 1929. In 1933 he was hired as chief executive (director-general) in [[Borregaard]], where he remained until 1960.<ref name=nbl/><ref name=hvem/>


He also chaired the board of Borregaard and [[Norges Eksportråd]], was a board member of [[Denofa|De-No-Fa]] from 1925 to 1933, [[Lade Fabriker]] from 1926 to 1933, [[Andresens og Bergens Kreditbank]] from 1928 to 1933, as well as [[Sulitjelma Gruber]] from 1937, [[Norsk Cellullfabrikk]], [[Folldal Verk]],<ref name=hvem/> and supervisory council member of [[Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Norden|date=27 May 1957|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=8}}</ref> and [[Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Det nyeste kreditinstitut|date=14 December 1927|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=8|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He was a member of the skiing-based social club [[SK Fram (Oslo)|SK Fram]], and served as deputy chairman from 1959 to 1960 and chairman from 1960 to 1963.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Løvenskiold, Axel|editor-link=Axel Løvenskiold|year=1964|title=Skiklubben Fram 75 år. De siste 25 år 1939–1964|language=Norwegian|page=85}}</ref> He was a vice president of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]],<ref name=nbl/> and in the 1930s he was a member of the council of [[Norges Forsvarsforening]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Graff|first=Rolf|title=Forsvarsforeningen i Norge gjennem femti år 1886–1936|year=1936|publisher=Grøndahl & Søn|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|pages=141–142}}</ref> He also served as a [[consul (representative)|consul]] for [[Denmark]] from 1928 to 1933.<ref name=merkbio>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Meidell, Arne|url=http://runeberg.org/merkbio/0598.html|encyclopedia=[[Merkantilt biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Yrkesforlaget|location=Oslo|edition=1st|editor-last=Hoffstad|editor-first=Einar|editor-link=Einar Hoffstad|year=1935|page=512|accessdate=18 December 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
He also chaired the board of Borregaard and [[Norges Eksportråd]], was a board member of [[Denofa|De-No-Fa]] from 1925 to 1933, [[Lade Fabriker]] from 1926 to 1933, [[Andresens og Bergens Kreditbank]] from 1928 to 1933, as well as [[Sulitjelma Gruber]] from 1937, [[Norsk Cellullfabrikk]], [[Folldal Verk]],<ref name=hvem/> and supervisory council member of [[Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Norden|date=27 May 1957|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=8}}</ref> and [[Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Det nyeste kreditinstitut|date=14 December 1927|work=[[Aftenposten]]|page=8|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He was a member of the skiing-based social club [[SK Fram (Oslo)|SK Fram]], and served as deputy chairman from 1959 to 1960 and chairman from 1960 to 1963.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Løvenskiold, Axel|editor-link=Axel Løvenskiold|year=1964|title=Skiklubben Fram 75 år. De siste 25 år 1939–1964|language=Norwegian|page=85}}</ref> He was a vice president of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]],<ref name=nbl/> and in the 1930s he was a member of the council of [[Norges Forsvarsforening]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Graff|first=Rolf|title=Forsvarsforeningen i Norge gjennem femti år 1886–1936|year=1936|publisher=Grøndahl & Søn|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|pages=141–142}}</ref> He also served as a [[consul (representative)|consul]] for [[Denmark]] from 1928 to 1933.<ref name=merkbio>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Meidell, Arne|url=https://runeberg.org/merkbio/0598.html|encyclopedia=[[Merkantilt biografisk leksikon]]|publisher=Yrkesforlaget|location=Oslo|edition=1st|editor-last=Hoffstad|editor-first=Einar|editor-link=Einar Hoffstad|year=1935|page=512|access-date=18 December 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref>


He was decorated as a Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]], the [[Order of Vasa]], the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]] and the [[Order of Merit (Austria)|Austrian Order of Merit]],<ref name=hvem/> as well as a Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Olav]]. A road has been named after him in [[Sarpsborg]],<ref name=nbl/> and a [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Meidell was unveiled in the same city in 1964.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arne Meidell|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Meidell|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref>
He was decorated as a Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]], the [[Order of Vasa]], the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]] and the [[Order of Merit (Austria)|Austrian Order of Merit]],<ref name=hvem/> as well as a Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Olav]]. A road has been named after him in [[Sarpsborg]],<ref name=nbl/> and a [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Meidell was unveiled in the same city in 1964.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arne Meidell|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|editor=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Meidell|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 26 December 2023

Arne Meidell.

Arne Meidell (17 November 1894 – 8 August 1963) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of barrister Kristian Garup Meidell (1866–1926) and Kristine Marie Birkeland (1871–1958).[1] He was a maternal grandson of Supreme Court Justice Laurits Birkeland.[2] In 1918 he married Danish pharmacist's daughter Asta Trojel (1896–1984).[1][3]

He finished his education at Frogner School in 1912, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1916. After graduation, he was a junior solicitor, then from 1925 a barrister with access to Supreme Court cases. By then he had already become a business leader. In 1922 he was hired as manager of Lilleborg Fabriker, advancing to chief executive officer in 1929. In 1933 he was hired as chief executive (director-general) in Borregaard, where he remained until 1960.[1][3]

He also chaired the board of Borregaard and Norges Eksportråd, was a board member of De-No-Fa from 1925 to 1933, Lade Fabriker from 1926 to 1933, Andresens og Bergens Kreditbank from 1928 to 1933, as well as Sulitjelma Gruber from 1937, Norsk Cellullfabrikk, Folldal Verk,[3] and supervisory council member of Forsikringsaktieselskabet Norden[4] and Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet.[5] He was a member of the skiing-based social club SK Fram, and served as deputy chairman from 1959 to 1960 and chairman from 1960 to 1963.[6] He was a vice president of the Norwegian Red Cross,[1] and in the 1930s he was a member of the council of Norges Forsvarsforening.[7] He also served as a consul for Denmark from 1928 to 1933.[8]

He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, the Order of Vasa, the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Austrian Order of Merit,[3] as well as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav. A road has been named after him in Sarpsborg,[1] and a bust of Meidell was unveiled in the same city in 1964.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hultengreen, Harald. "Arne Meidell". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ Hvem er hvem? 1912
  3. ^ a b c d Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Meidell, Arne". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 353. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Norden". Aftenposten. 27 May 1957. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Det nyeste kreditinstitut". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 December 1927. p. 8.
  6. ^ Løvenskiold, Axel, ed. (1964). Skiklubben Fram 75 år. De siste 25 år 1939–1964 (in Norwegian). p. 85.
  7. ^ Graff, Rolf (1936). Forsvarsforeningen i Norge gjennem femti år 1886–1936 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl & Søn. pp. 141–142.
  8. ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Meidell, Arne". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 512. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Arne Meidell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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