Haakon Ameln (16 November 1881 – 2 June 1949) was a Norwegian businessperson.
He was born in Bergen as a son of consul Lauritz Paul Theodor Ameln (1847–1925) and Olivia Dorothea Wilander (1849–1912), and a brother of Henrik Ameln. In 1929 he married In 1907 he married Aagot Døscher. [1]
He finished his secondary education in 1898 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1904. [1] He then studied abroad for one year. [2] He was the chief executive of the insurance company Norske Alliance from 1922, [1] retiring on 31 December 1938. [3]
He chaired Bergens Kreditbank and Den Nationale Scene, and was a board member of Tyssefaldene, Bergen Chamber of Commerce [1] and Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet. [4] He was a vice consul for Sweden from 1914, and was promoted to consul in 1919. He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star and a Knight, First Class of the Order of Vasa. [1]
He was also a bibliophile with over 10,000 items in his collection. [2] He died in 1949 and was buried in Møllendal. [5]
Haakon Ameln (16 November 1881 – 2 June 1949) was a Norwegian businessperson.
He was born in Bergen as a son of consul Lauritz Paul Theodor Ameln (1847–1925) and Olivia Dorothea Wilander (1849–1912), and a brother of Henrik Ameln. In 1929 he married In 1907 he married Aagot Døscher. [1]
He finished his secondary education in 1898 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1904. [1] He then studied abroad for one year. [2] He was the chief executive of the insurance company Norske Alliance from 1922, [1] retiring on 31 December 1938. [3]
He chaired Bergens Kreditbank and Den Nationale Scene, and was a board member of Tyssefaldene, Bergen Chamber of Commerce [1] and Norges Hypotekforening for Næringslivet. [4] He was a vice consul for Sweden from 1914, and was promoted to consul in 1919. He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star and a Knight, First Class of the Order of Vasa. [1]
He was also a bibliophile with over 10,000 items in his collection. [2] He died in 1949 and was buried in Møllendal. [5]