Jonas Aspelin

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Jonas Aspelin (8 September 1884 – 3 September 1964) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Kristiania[1] as a son of Gustaf Aspelin (1857–1917)[2] and Elisa Holmboe (1865–1926).[3] He was thus a maternal great-grandson of Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe and nephew of Carl Fredrik Holmboe.[4] His sister Karen married , mayor of Gustaf's city of origin Kristianstad.[5]

Jonas Aspelin attended commerce school, and spent about five years abroad in Germany, England and the United States.[1] His father had founded an for wholesale of metals in 1881. Gustaf Aspelin died in 1917, and Jonas took over, and later took his brother Knut on board as co-owner.[2] He was also a deputy chair of the employers' association Jerngrossistenes Forening and supervisory council member of Storebrand.[1]

He was appointed Swedish consul to Norway in 1924, and promoted to consul-general in 1929.[1] He served in this capacity for about thirty years. He also chaired the friendship society Swedish Society,[6] which had been co-founded and chaired by his father.[3]

Early in his career he was decorated as a Commander of the Order of Vasa and a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.[1] In 1952 he became a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav.[6] He died in September 1964 and was buried in Ris.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Aspelin, Jonas". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 41. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Kjent Oslo-firma 50 år". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 28 October 1931. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b Schou, Gustav A. "Gustaf Aspelin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ See the family genealogy at vestraat.net
  5. ^ "Bruzelius, Ragnar Sommar". Vem är det? Svensk biografisk handbok 1943 (in Swedish) (16th ed.). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag. 1942. p. 130. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Generalkonsul Jonas Aspelin død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 September 1964. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 19 July 2011.


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