Английская Википедия:Anthon B. Nilsen

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox MP Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen (30 June 1855 – 6 December 1936) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He also wrote novels, under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer.

He was born in Svelvik.[1] A small town, Svelvik nonetheless played an important role, being the nearest port of the larger town Drammen when the Drammensfjord inlet was frozen over during the winter.[2] Nilsen later moved to Drammen,[1] and in 1879 he established a company to export pulp and paper products as well as lumber.[3] The company, named Anth. B. Nilsen & Co from 1912,[1] was taken over by his sons in the 1930s.[3] It still exists today, under the name Anthon B Nilsen AS. Mainly emphasizing investment, it owns several Norwegian colleges.[4]

Anthon Nilsen also lived in Fredrikstad for many years. He came to the city in 1877[5] to work as manager of Fredrikstad Dampsag (Fredrikstad sawmill), but also co-founded the newspaper Fredriksstad Blad, which still exists today.[6] Nilsen was elected from Fredrikstad to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, but served only one term.[7] He was also active in local politics. He left Fredrikstad in 1901,[5] and later lived at Larkollen and Jeløya.[6]

Under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer, Nilsen had a sizeable literary production. His debut came in 1894 with Glade Borgere, a collection of small town depictions.[1] He was not acknowledged for high literary quality,[6] but nonetheless became popular for his humour.[1] Later books include the novels Sigurd Seiersborg (1920), Fyrgangen (1923), Bølgerne ruller (1925), Asylet (1928), Evensen (1930), Elias Kræmmers oplevelser (1932), Glade ungdom (1933) and Paa livets høislette (1934).[1] One of his plays, written in 1912, was staged at the National Theatre.[6] Nilsen also published a collection of poetry in 1919 under his real name.[1]

A bust of Nilsen was raised in Svelvik in 1955.[8] A street in Fredrikstad has been named after Elias Kræmmer.[5]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Шаблон:Cite encyclopediaШаблон:Dead link
  2. Branstad, Ole and Branstad, Are: Det regionale maritime Norge. Vestfold University College, 2001.
  3. 3,0 3,1 Company history Шаблон:WebarchiveAnthon B Nilsen official site.
  4. Шаблон:Cite news
  5. 5,0 5,1 5,2 Elias Kræmmers gate Шаблон:Webarchive – Fredrikstad City Encyclopedia. Hosted by Fredriksstad Blad.
  6. 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 Sjømann, forfatter og kremmer Шаблон:Webarchive, by Mona Ekelund. Hosted by Kulturnett Østfold.
  7. Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  8. Parks in SvelvikШаблон:Dead link – Svelvik municipality.