Christian Schou

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Christian Schou (13 December 1792 – 15 September 1874) was a Norwegian merchant, farmer, brewer and politician.

He was born in Christiania. After receiving trading licence in 1922, Schou was running a farmers' shop at Grønland. He acquired the farm Sinsen in 1934, and was running a dairy and several factories. He was the owner of the brewery Schous Bryggeri, which eventually became a great success. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1872. He died in Christiania.

The square Schous plass in Oslo is named after him.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Boye, Else. "Christian Schou". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
↑ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Christian Schou". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

Persondata
Name	Schou, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian businessman
Date of birth	13 December 1792
Place of birth
Date of death	15 September 1874
Place of death

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