Finn Sejersted
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Finn Sejersted, around 1898.
Finn Sejersted (3 August 1868 – 22 January 1914) was a Norwegian director and railway engineer.
He was born in Trondheim, Nord-Trøndelag in 1868, and studied at Trondhjems tekniske Skole ("Trondheim School of Technology") between 1887 and 1890.[1] After he finished studying, he was hired by the Norwegian State Railways, where he worked as an installation director of the Solør, and Gjøvik Lines.[1]
In 1897, Sejersted became managing director of Holmenkolbanen, at an age of 29 years.[1] He succeeded , and was the acting director when Holmenkolbanen opened the Holmenkoll Line in 1898.[1]
Following the , Sejersted became depressed of the criticism he received, and died aged 46, on 22 January 1914.[1] He was succeeded by Tobias Bernhoft.
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- 1868 births
- 1914 deaths
- Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) people
- Norwegian chief executives
- Holmenkolbanen people
- Norwegian railway civil engineers
- People from Trondheim