Emil Collett
Emil Collett
Emil Collett (22 December 1875 – 9 June 1940) was a Norwegian chemist and entrepreneur.[1]
He graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy as an officer in 1895 and studied chemistry in Berlin, obtaining a doctorate in 1903. With Sam Eyde, he founded Elektrokjemisk A/S i 1904. He then served as director of Notodden Salpeterverk A/S, head of Norsk Hydro's research department and director at Norsk Aluminium Company A/S. In 1933, he founded with his brother Ove Collett, and their main product was .
A member of the Collett family, he was the son of landowner Albert Collett, and was married to .
In 1930, he received the French Legion of Honour.
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- Norwegian people of English descent
- Norwegian chemists
- Collett family
- 1875 births
- 1940 deaths
- Norwegian Military Academy alumni
- Norwegian expatriates in Germany
- Recipients of the Legion of Honour