Sigurd Karsten Asserson (25 June 1882 – 19 July 1937 in Oslo) was a Norwegian civil servant.
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Asserson was born in Sandnes, southwestern Norway. He was the son of captain Kristian Asserson (1838–1916) and Anna Anfindsen (1850–1926).[1]
He served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries from 1918 to 1937.[2] He was a Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish), Commander of the Order of Vasa (Swedish) and Al Merito Civil (Spanish), and a Grand Officer of the Belgian Order of Leopold. He died of a heart attack in July 1937 in Oslo on his way to Copenhagen.[1]
In 1911, he married Ingrid Haabeth (1885–1973), daughter of businessman Arne Haabeth (1849–1927) and Olava Nielsen (1864–1927).[1]
Works
edit- Sildefiskeriernes Historie, Bergen 1914
- Fremtidslinjen for Trondhjems ferskfiskhandel, særtrykk av Aarsberetning fra Trondhjems fiskeriselskab 1915, Trondheim 1915
- Torskefiskeriene og handelen med klippfisk og tørrfisk, særtrykk av Aarsberetning vedkommende Norges fiskerier 1928, Bergen 1928
References
edit- ^ a b c Nordstrand, Leiv. "Sigurd Asserson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Peter Gullestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
Further reading
edit- K. Fasting: Vintersildsoga. Sild og samfunn gjennom hundre år, 1960
- d.s.: Feitsildsoga. Feitsild- og loddefiske gjennom århundrene, Bergen 1962
- L. Nordstrand: Fiskeridirektoratets historie 1900–1977,
- P. Frølich: Vennlig i form, sterk i sak. Fiskeridirektør Sigurd Karsten Asserson 1882–1937, Bergen 1991