Peder Smedvig

Peder Smedvig (1882–1959) was a Norwegian businessman, the founder of Smedvig ASA.

Career

In 1915, Smedvig started a shipping company. In 1935, he started Smedvig Tankrederi, but in World War II, four out of the five ships were lost.

Personal life

After he died in 1959, his son Torolf Smedvig took over the running of the company and the canned food business became a separate company run by another branch of the family.

References

1 2 3 "History – Smedvig (en)". Smedvig.no. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 "History – Smedvig (en)". Smedvig.no. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

[2] "Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 16 May 2017.