Joachim Grieg (19 December 1849 – 7 December 1932) was a Norwegian ship broker and politician. Grieg was the founder of Joachim Grieg & Co. (now Grieg Group) one of Norway's largest ship brokerage. He was also politically and civically active both nationally and locally.[1]
Joachim Grieg | |
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| Born | 19 December 1849 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 7 December 1932 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | ship broker and politician |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Biography edit
Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of John Grieg (1819-1887) and Jutta Camilla Lous (1825-1901). Grieg was eldest siblings of eleven. He attended Bergen Cathedral School and in 1865 went to sea for 13 years, In 1868, he passed the officer's exam and in 1870 the navigation exam and in 1871 the engineer exam for masters. In 1884, he founded a ship brokerage company during the period of transition from sail to steam. Joachim Grieg & Co. (now Grieg Group) remains in operation to this day with offices in Bergen, Oslo and London.[2] [3]
Grieg held a number of public and civic offices. He was a board member in Den Nationale Scene from 1893 to 1928. He was acting chairman from (1903-1906) and (1925–1928). He was a member of Bergen city council and school board. In 1919 he bought Troldhaugen, the home of his cousin, Edvard Grieg. In 1923, he donated the former residence to the municipality of Fana.[4]
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1906 to 1909, representing the Liberal Left Party.[5]
Personal life edit
In 1879, he married Henriette Juliane Lehmkuhl (1858-1937), daughter of merchant Joachim Ehrenreich Lehmkuhl (1822-1905) and Juliane Sophie Hammer (1819-1893). He was the brother of John Grieg (1856-1905); uncle of Sigurd Jebsen Grieg (1894-1973); cousin of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); brother-in-law of Kristofer Lehmkuhl (1855-1949). Joachim Grieg was appointed Knight of the 1st Class Order of St. Olav in 1905, won the Commander Cross of 2nd class in 1910 and had several foreign orders.[6]
References edit
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Joachim Grieg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Grieg". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Grieg Shipbrokers – Shipbrokers since 1884". Grieg Shipbrokers. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Troldhaugen". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Joachim Grieg". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Thowsen, Atle. "Joachim Grieg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links edit
Related reading edit
- Schreiner Johan (1963) Norsk skipsfart under krig og høykonjunktur (Cappelen Damm) ISBN 9788202074043