Nils Krag

Nils Aall Krag (30 November 1863 – 12 February 1926) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in Risør, a son of politician Peter Rasmus Krag. He was a brother of Thomas and Vilhelm Krag. He was the founder of the company Krag Maskinfabrikk, a producer of franking machines and postmark machines. When Karl Uchermann designed the world's first practical franking machine in 1901, a series of 18 machines was produced between 1903 and 1905. Between 1932 and 1995 the company produced 35,000 machines.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nils Aall Krag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Langangen, Anders. "Nils Krag". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 July 2011.


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