Carsten Henrik Bruun (7 November 1868 – 16 July 1951) was a Norwegian military officer, sport shooter and businessperson.[1]
Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Carsten Henrik Bruun (1904) | |
| Born | 7 November 1868 |
| Died | 16 July 1951 (aged 82) |
| Occupations | sport shooter and businessperson |
| Spouse | Esther Larsen |
| Parent(s) | Carsten Henrik Bruun, Maren Sibylle Bull Foyn |
He was born in Tønsberg[2] as the second son of ship-owner Carsten Henrik Carstensen Bruun (1828–1907) and Maren Sibylle Bull Foyn (1840–1918). He was an older brother of Svend Foyn Bruun,[3] and as such an uncle of Svend Foyn Bruun Jr.[4] On the paternal side he was a great-grandnephew of founding father Henrik Carstensen,[5] and on the maternal side he was a grandson of Laurentius Føyn Jr, who was a brother of noted whaler Svend Foyn.[3]
He was married to Esther Larsen (1872–1940).[3]
He was a major in the Norwegian Army infantry. He served as chief executive officer of Elektricitets-Aktieselskabet AEG,[3] the Norwegian branch of German company Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG).[6] He also had a sporting career. At the age of 43, he participated in the men's trap competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished in joint 27th place.[2] For his achievements, he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Carsten Bruun". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Johnsen, Oscar Albert (1945). "Aker". Sem og Slagen. En bygdebok. Vol. 1. Sem: Sem og Slagen bygdebokkomite. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ↑ Bull, Francis; Tandberg, Erik; Eskeland, Arnold, eds. (1972). "Bruun, Svend Foyn (jr)". Gyldendals store konversasjonsleksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 2543.
- ↑ "Svend Foyn Bruun" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "AEG". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2010.