Joakim Lehmkuhl
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Joakim Lehmkuhl was a Norwegian engineer, industrialist and politician. He was a co-founder of the organization Fedrelandslaget
, and chaired the organization from 1925 to 1939. He was chairman of the board of the newspaper Tidens Tegn
from 1936 to 1940. He fled to the United States in 1940. He was a co-owner of the company Timex Corporation, where he also served as CEO and chairman of the board.
Fedrelandslaget
The Fatherland League was a political organisation in Norway, which was founded on 25 January 1925. By the initiative of young industrialist Joakim Lehmkuhl, the organisation was co-founded with polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen and former Prime Minister Christian Michelsen...
, and chaired the organization from 1925 to 1939. He was chairman of the board of the newspaper Tidens Tegn
Tidens Tegn
Tidens Tegn is a former Norwegian newspaper, issued in Oslo from 1910 to 1941.-Editors:The founder and first editor-in-chief of Tidens Tegn was Ola Thommessen, who edited the newspaper until 1917. Thommessen had recently left the editor chair of Verdens Gang in protest, bringing much of Verdens...
from 1936 to 1940. He fled to the United States in 1940. He was a co-owner of the company Timex Corporation, where he also served as CEO and chairman of the board.