Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian ship-owner and athlete
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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen
- Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen (21 May 1900 – 1 February 2004) was a Norwegian ship owner. He was born in Oslo to Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen and Magdalena Pedersen, and married Lily Kaurin in 1907.
- They had the son Per Ditlev-Simonsen.Since 1929 he was running his own shipping business.
- He was active in organizational work, and assumed various positions in the Norwegian Shipowners' Association for more than twenty years.
- He was a board member of the Norwegian Maritime Museum from 1955, and chairman from 1964.
- He was decorated Commander of the Swedish Order of Vasa.Ditlev-Simonsen was an active bandy player, a three times Norwegian champion.
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