Johan Ferner
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| Born | Johan Martin Jacobsen 22 July 1927 Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 87) The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
Burial place | Ris Church Cemetery, Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Finn Ferner (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
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Johan Martin Ferner (né Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was married to Princess Astrid of Norway.
Early life and career
Johan Martin Jacobsen was born on 22 July 1927 in Oslo, the son of master tailor Ferner Jacobsen (1884–1964) and his wife, Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966). His grandfather was maritime pilot Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907) from Tjøme Municipality, son of blacksmith Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868).[citation needed] His family adopted their father's given name, Ferner, as their family name.
He studied business in Norway, at the London Polytechnic Institution and Bradford Technical College in England and at the University of Lyon in France. At his father's death in 1964, he and his brother, Finn Ferner, took over the management of the family clothing company, Ferner Jacobsen.
Olympic sailing
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Ferner won the silver medal in sailing in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X, together with his brother Finn Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.
Personal life and death
Firstly, on 20 January 1953, Johan Ferner married artist Ingeborg 'Bitte' Hesselberg-Meyer (later Rostad; 1931–1997). They divorced in 1956.[citation needed] He then remarried at Asker Church on 12 January 1961 to Princess Astrid of Norway (1932–2026), the second daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.
Ferner died on 24 January 2015 at the National Hospital in Oslo, at the age of 87.
The couple had five children:
- Cathrine Ferner (b. 22 July 1962)
- Benedikte Ferner (b. 27 September 1963)
- Alexander Ferner (b. 15 March 1965)
- Elisabeth Ferner (b. 30 March 1969)
- Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 22 October 1972)
Honours
National honours
Norway: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Olav- Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Haakon VII
- Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal
- Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Commemorative Medal
- Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V
- Norway: Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal
Foreign honours
Belgium: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
France: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
Germany: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
Luxembourg: Knight Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Special Class
Netherlands: Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown
Spain: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Sweden: Recipient of 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tvedt, Knut Are. "Johan Martin Ferner". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Johan Martin Ferner". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Johan Martin Ferner". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Berglund, Nina (26 January 2015). "Royal spouse dies at 87". NewsinEnglish.no. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- 1 2 "Johan Martin Ferner has died". The Royal House of Norway. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer".
External links
Media related to Johan Ferner at Wikimedia Commons- Johan Ferner at Olympedia
