Sigval Bergesen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Farsund, Southern Norway, Norway
About Sigval Bergesen
- Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen (3 April 1863 – 4 December 1956) was a Norwegian shipowner and industrialist who served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament .Bergesen was born at Farsund in Vest-Agder, Norway.
- He was a son of Ole Bergesen (1832-1899) and Marthe Marie Sophie Soeborg Jensen (1830-1908).
- He completed middle school in Kristiansand in 1879 and then received a trade school education in Osnabrück, Germany.
- Between the years 1882-1887, he received experience with chartering and ship brokerage businesses in Germany and Britain.
- In 1887, he moved to Stavanger where he founded his own shipping company, Sigval Bergesen (not to be confused with Bergesen d.y.
- ASA, which was founded by his son Sigval).
- Over time, his fleet grew to become the city's largest.Bergesen was member of the Parliament of Norway from 1903 to 1909.
- He also held several important board positions, among these chairman of the Norwegian America Line from 1929 to 1939.A statue of Sigvald Bergesen is located at the railway station in Stavanger.
- It was structured by Norwegian artist Ottar Espeland and was unveiling June 7, 1953.
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Source: S. Blom (ed.): Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden, A. M. Hanches Forlag, 1934.
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Source: S. Blom (ed.): Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden, A. M. Hanches Forlag, 1934.
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