Hagbarth Schjøtt Sr. (9 May 1894 – 9 September 1994) was a Norwegian businessperson.
He was born in Bergen, and took his education in England and the United States.[1] His family ran a company named H. E. Schjøtt & Co, and Schjøtt started his own company named Hagbarth Schjøtt in 1926. His younger brother Olvar Schjøtt was employed as a manager.[2][3] The company gradually expanded, and at its peak it had 600 employees.[4] The company went bankrupt in 1993.[2]
Schjøtt was also a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries.[2] He had five children, among them the resistance member and businessperson Hagbarth Schjøtt Jr.[5] In 1994 he celebrated his hundredth birthday.[2]
References edit
- ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Schjøtt, Hagbarth". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 678. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d Frøysland, Harry (9 May 1994). "Industriherre runder 100 år". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 31.
- ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Schjøtt, Olvar". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 678. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Dagens navn". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 May 1989. p. 18.
- ^ Genealogy
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