Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr.

Norwegian sport shooter

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1868

Place of Birth: Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1951

Profession: businessperson, sport shooter

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr.

  • Carsten Henrik Bruun (7 November 1868 – 16 July 1951) was a Norwegian military officer, sport shooter and businessperson. He was born in Tønsberg as the second son of ship-owner Carsten Henrik Carstensen Bruun (1828–1907) and Maren Sibylle Bull Foyn (1840–1918).
  • He was an older brother of Svend Foyn Bruun, and as such an uncle of Svend Foyn Bruun Jr.
  • On the paternal side he was a great-grandnephew of founding father Henrik Carstensen, and on the maternal side he was a grandson of Laurentius Føyn Jr, who was a brother of noted whaler Svend Foyn.He was married to Esther Larsen (1872–1940).He was a Major in the Infantry of the Norwegian Army, and served as chief executive officer of Elektricitets-Aktieselskabet AEG, the Norwegian branch of German company Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG).
  • He also had a sporting career.
  • At the age of 43 he participated in the men's trap competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
  • He finished in joint 27th place.
  • For his achievements he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St.
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