William Duborgh, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Duborgh

Norwegian businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1860

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About William Duborgh

  • William Adolf Duborgh (14 November 1860 – 1929) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Peter Therentie Duborgh and Caroline Joseline Mervis.
  • His sister Ragnhild married Ingvald Mareno Smith-Kielland.
  • In 1886, he married Louise Fredrikke Krohn, a daughter of actor Georg Herman Krohn.He finished Kristiania Commerce School in 1878.
  • In 1892 he took over his father's company Peter Thr.
  • Duborgh together with his brother Peter Carl Duborgh.
  • Peter Carl died in 1894, and William Duborgh was the sole owner until 1908 when Trygve Wettre was brought on board.
  • William Duborgh died in a car accident in France in 1929, and Trygve Wettre became sole owner.Duborgh also served as a vice consul for Argentina from 1907.
  • He chaired Kristiania Commerce School, was a board member of Kristiania Gasværk and Nationaltheatret and deputy board member of the Bank of Norway.
  • He was a supervisory council member of Livsforsikringsselskapet Brage (chair from 1918), and Handels- og Exportbanken.He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of St.
  • Olav, was a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and the Order of Vasa.

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