Hilmar Reksten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hilmar Reksten

Norwegian businessman

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1897

Place of Birth: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1980

Profession: businessperson, shipowner, philanthropist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hilmar August Reksten (29 October 1897 – 1 July 1980) was a Norwegian shipping magnate.
In the autumn of 1973 he was counted among the world's richest men, possessing a fleet worth about £300,000,000.
At his death in 1980, all was lost; he left behind a debt of about £100,000,000.