N. O. Young Fearnley

Portrait

Nils Olav Young Fearnley (14 December 1881 – 30 June 1961) was a Norwegian businessperson and landowner. He established several industries in Norway, among them Ranheim Papirfabrikk.

Personal life

He was born in Kristiania to the ship-owner Thomas Fearnley (1841–1927) and his wife Elisabeth Young (1854–1932). He was a brother of Thomas Fearnley (1880–1961), grandson of painter Thomas Fearnley, paternal grandnephew of Carl Frederik Fearnley and maternal grandnephew of Nicolai Andresen.[1][2][3]

In 1906 he married Ingeborg Heiberg, a daughter of Axel Heiberg.[1] Their daughter Wanda was married to Dag Klaveness.[4]

Career

N. O. Young Fearnley went to a trade school in Leipzig, Germany. He also spent learning years at the Young properties in Hakadal and a timber trading company in London. In 1906 he founded Meraker Brug, where he was the factory manager until 1912. He then worked as the manager of Union Co until 1919.[1] He established several other industries in Norway, among them Ranheim Papirfabrikk.[5][6] After 1919 he was a landowner based at Aas in Hakadal.[1]

Fearnley chaired Papirindustriens arbeidsgiverforening, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and the Norwegian Kennel Club and was a vice president of the Federation of Norwegian Industries.[1] He chaired the supervisory council of Ringnes Bryggeri, was a board member of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation, Forsikringsselskapet Viking, Lillestrøms Cellulosefabrikk as well as Meraker Brug and Ranheim Papirfabrikk.[5] He was a founder and honorary member of the gentlemen's club SK Fram.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Fearnley, Nils Olav Young". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 147. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fearnley". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Thowsen, Atle (2009). "Thomas Fearnley – 2". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Klaveness, Dag". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 306. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Fearnley, (N)ils (O)lav Young". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri. p. 210.
  6. ↑ Skappel, Simen (1918). Eiendomsbesiddere i Norges landdistrikter (in Norwegian). Oslo [Kristiania]: Abels Kunstforlag. p. 33.
  7. ↑ Qvale, Fredrik, ed. (1989). Skiklubben Fram 100 år (in Norwegian). pp. 9–11.
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