Martin Mehren
Norwegian businessperson and sportsperson
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Martin Mehren (8 August 1905 – 2 October 2002) was a Norwegian businessperson and sportsperson.[1]
Martin Mehren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1905 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 2 October 2002 (aged 97) |
| Occupations | Businessperson, sportsperson |
| Relatives | Stein Mehren (nephew) |
Personal life
Mehren was born on 8 August 1905 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of merchant Herman Mehren (1875-1941) and Agnethe Ingberg (1882-1937), and was an uncle of poet Stein Mehren.[2]
Career
Mehren became Norwegian champion in rowing several times, and twice Scandinavian champion.[3] During the summer of 1931, he crossed Greenland on ski with Arne Høygaard, travelling from Uummannaq to Nordfjord.[4]
Together with his brother, Arne Mehren (1910-1990), he chaired the clothing company Herman Mehren AS from 1935, which had been established by his father in 1903. He chaired the Norwegian Trekking Association from 1953 to 1957, and was a member of the advisory board from 1957 to 1981.[2][3][5]
His brother's son was the poet Stein Mehren.[6]
