Hagbarth Schjøtt, Sr.

Hagbarth Schjøtt, Sr. (born 9 May 1894, date of death unknown) 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

  1. ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed (1935). "Schjøtt, Hagbarth" (in Norwegian). Merkantilt biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 678. http://runeberg.org/merkbio/0766.html. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d Frøysland, Harry (9 May 1994). "Industriherre runder 100 år" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende: p. 31. 
  3. ^ Hoffstad, Einar, ed (1935). "Schjøtt, Olvar" (in Norwegian). Merkantilt biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 678. http://runeberg.org/merkbio/0766.html. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Dagens navn" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 18. 9 May 1989. 
  5. ^ Genealogy