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Norwegian civil servant
Sigurd Karsten Asserson (25 June 1882 – 19 July 1937 in
Oslo) was a
Norwegian
civil servant.
Asserson was born in
Sandnes, southwestern
Norway. He was the son of captain Kristian Asserson (1838–1916) and Anna Anfindsen (1850–1926).
[1]
He served as director of the
Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries from 1918 to 1937.
[2] He was a Knight of the
Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish), Commander of the
Order of Vasa (
Swedish) and Al Merito Civil (
Spanish), and a Grand Officer of the
Belgian
Order of Leopold. He died of a
heart attack in July 1937 in
Oslo on his way to
Copenhagen.
[1]
In 1911, he married Ingrid Haabeth (1885–1973), daughter of businessman Arne Haabeth (1849–1927) and Olava Nielsen (1864–1927).
[1]
Works
- Sildefiskeriernes Historie, Bergen 1914
- Fremtidslinjen for Trondhjems ferskfiskhandel, særtrykk av Aarsberetning fra Trondhjems fiskeriselskab 1915, Trondheim 1915
- Torskefiskeriene og handelen med klippfisk og tørrfisk, særtrykk av Aarsberetning vedkommende Norges fiskerier 1928, Bergen 1928
References
Further reading
- K. Fasting: Vintersildsoga. Sild og samfunn gjennom hundre år, 1960
- d.s.: Feitsildsoga. Feitsild- og loddefiske gjennom århundrene, Bergen 1962
- L. Nordstrand: Fiskeridirektoratets historie 1900–1977,
- P. Frølich: Vennlig i form, sterk i sak. Fiskeridirektør Sigurd Karsten Asserson 1882–1937, Bergen 1991