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'''Joakim Lehmkuhl''' (22 September 1895 – 15 October 1984) was a Norwegian engineer, industrialist and politician. |
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| ⚫ | Lehmkuhl was born in [[Bergen]] to former Minister of Labour [[Kristofer Lehmkuhl]], and Magdalene Marie Michelsen, sister to [[Christian Michelsen]], Norway's first independent Prime Minister. He took the initiative to form the [[Fatherland League (Norway)|Fatherland League]] in 1925, and chaired the organization until 1939. He was simultaneously chairman of the board of the newspaper ''[[Tidens Tegn]]'' from 1936, until 1940 when he fled to the United States. He became co-owner of the company [[Timex Group USA|Timex Corporation]], and was CEO and chairman until 1974. He died in [[Nassau, Bahamas]] in 1984.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Joakim Lehmkuhl |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Joakim_Lehmkuhl |language=Norwegian | accessdate=20 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Joakim Lehmkuhl |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Arnljot Strømme |last=Svendsen |authorlink=Arnljot Strømme Svendsen |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Joakim_Lehmkuhl/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=20 September 2010}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 1 April 2024
Joakim Lehmkuhl (22 September 1895 – 15 October 1984) was a Norwegian engineer, industrialist and politician.
Lehmkuhl was born in Bergen to former Minister of Labour Kristofer Lehmkuhl, and Magdalene Marie Michelsen, sister to Christian Michelsen, Norway's first independent Prime Minister. He took the initiative to form the Fatherland League in 1925, and chaired the organization until 1939. He was simultaneously chairman of the board of the newspaper Tidens Tegn from 1936, until 1940 when he fled to the United States. He became co-owner of the company Timex Corporation, and was CEO and chairman until 1974. He died in Nassau, Bahamas in 1984.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joakim Lehmkuhl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Svendsen, Arnljot Strømme. "Joakim Lehmkuhl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
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