Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903–1981)

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Anton pictured in 1930, two years after his participation in the olympics.

Anton Klaveness (8 November 1903 – 15 April 1981) was a Norwegian equestrian and ship-owner.

Personal life[]

He was born in Sandefjord[1] as a son of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1874–1958) and Therese Grøn (1875–1948).[2] He was a brother of ship-owner Dag Klaveness,[3] brother-in-law of Johan H. Andresen,[4] nephew of Johan Karsten Rasmussen,[5] first cousin once removed of , and , grandnephew of Henrik and and second cousin of and .[3]

In 1938 he married Brita Zahle (1912–1974).[2] Before that he had been married to Lucy Egeberg (1907–1992).

Career[]

He competed in equestrianism at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where he placed 32nd in individual show jumping and 11th in the team contest.[1] He later chaired the .[2]

After middle school, commerce school (Oslo Handelsgymnasium) and business training abroad he was hired in his father's shipping company A. F. Klaveness & Co in 1923. He also became a board member in 1934 and chaired the board from 1947. He was a national and central board member of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, chaired the Norwegian board of Nordisk Defence Club and Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted.[2]

He chaired the boards of and Norske Shell, the supervisory councils of , Sydvaranger, and Det Norske Veritas. Klaveness was also an elected member of Bærum municipal council from 1935 to 1937.[2]

Klaveness was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1961, Knight of the Order of Vasa and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Anton Klaveness". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Klaveness, Anton Fredrik". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 306. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Bratberg, Terje. "Klaveness". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1930). "Andresen, Johan Henrik". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 24. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1930). "Rasmussen, Johan Karsten". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 343. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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