Axel Camillo Eitzen (1883–1968)

Axel Camillo Eitzen (27 July 1883 – 1 November 1968) was a Norwegian ship-owner.

He was born in Tønsberg as a son of ship-owner Axel Camillo Eitzen and Caroline Johanne Hansen (1857–1911). In 1911 he married Frida Falch, a daughter of a pharmacist in Larvik.[1]

He finished secondary education in 1901, and then embarked on lengthy commercial studies in England, Germany, France and Belgium. In 1914 he became a co-owner in the family company Camillo Eitzen & Co.,[1] founded in 1883 and since growing to a major corporation. It was renamed to Tschudi & Eitzen in 1936.

His brother Johan emigrated to Uruguay to pursue enterprises there.[2] Axel Camillo Eitzen died in 1968 and was buried at Ris.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Eitzen, Axel Camillo". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 133. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Eitzen, Juan (Johan) Lauritz". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 135. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 625. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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