Joachim Grieg

Joachim Grieg (19 December 1849 – 7 December 1932) was a Norwegian ship broker and politician. Grieg was the founder of Joachim Grieg & Co. (now Grieg Group) one of Norway's largest ship brokerage. He was also politically and civically active both nationally and locally.[1]

Joachim Grieg
Born(1849-12-19)19 December 1849
Bergen, Norway
Died7 December 1932(1932-12-07) (aged 82)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)ship broker and politician
AwardsOrder of St. Olav

Biography

Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of John Grieg (1819-1887) and Jutta Camilla Lous (1825-1901). Grieg was eldest siblings of eleven. He attended Bergen Cathedral School and in 1865 went to sea for 13 years, In 1868, he passed the officer's exam and in 1870 the navigation exam and in 1871 the engineer exam for masters. In 1884, he founded a ship brokerage company during the period of transition from sail to steam. Joachim Grieg & Co. (now Grieg Group) remains in operation to this day with offices in Bergen, Oslo and London.[2] [3]

Grieg held a number of public and civic offices. He was a board member in Den Nationale Scene from 1893 to 1928. He was acting chairman from (1903-1906) and (1925–1928). He was a member of Bergen city council and school board. In 1919 he bought Troldhaugen, the home of his cousin, Edvard Grieg. In 1923, he donated the former residence to the municipality of Fana.[4]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1906 to 1909, representing the Liberal Left Party.[5]

Personal life

In 1879, he married Henriette Juliane Lehmkuhl (1858-1937), daughter of merchant Joachim Ehrenreich Lehmkuhl (1822-1905) and Juliane Sophie Hammer (1819-1893). He was the brother of John Grieg (1856-1905); uncle of Sigurd Jebsen Grieg (1894-1973); cousin of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); brother-in-law of Kristofer Lehmkuhl (1855-1949). Joachim Grieg was appointed Knight of the 1st Class Order of St. Olav in 1905, won the Commander Cross of 2nd class in 1910 and had several foreign orders.[6]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Joachim Grieg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Grieg". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. "Grieg Shipbrokers – Shipbrokers since 1884". Grieg Shipbrokers. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. "Troldhaugen". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. "Joachim Grieg". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. Thowsen, Atle. "Joachim Grieg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  • Schreiner Johan (1963) Norsk skipsfart under krig og høykonjunktur (Cappelen Damm) ISBN 9788202074043
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