Waldemar Stoud Platou
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Waldemar Stoud Platou was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery
industry.
as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883) and Elise Sem (1833–1923). He was a brother of Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
and Christian Emil Stoud Platou
, grandnephew of Ludvig Stoud Platou
, uncle of Karen
, Ragnar
and Frithjof Stoud Platou and granduncle of Lars T. Platou
. He was also a second cousin of Oscar
, Lars
and Valborg Platou.
Platou was married thrice. In January 1891 in Kristiania he married Hilda Oppegaard (1859–1954), but the marriage was dissolved in 1908. In March 1910 in Bergen he married actor Dina Nordvik (1884–1921). After her death he married French citizen Alexandra Henriette Maud de Ciccolini in April 1926 in Nice
.
, and at the age of 16 he became a brewer's apprentice at Christiania Bryggeri in Norway's capital. After studies in Germany and Bohemia, he took the brewer's examination in Worms
in 1888. He returned to Norway, and was hired as brewery manager of Christiania Bryggeri in 1889. On 1 November 1891 he became manager of the newly established Bergen
brewery Hansa Bryggeri. He was behind the founding of the brewery, when he bought Det Sembske Bryggeri and asked in Bergen's local press for further investments. He advanced from manager to chief executive officer of Hansa in 1898. He was later the chief executive officer of Frydenlunds Bryggeri from 1916 to 1924, and then chairman of Frydenlunds until his death.
He co-founded the interest organization Norsk Bryggeriforening for non-Christiania breweries in 1894, and after it merged with the Christiania Bryggeriers Forening to form Den norske Bryggeriforening, Platou took part here too as a board member. He also sat on the supervisory council of Vinmonopolet
. Platou was also involved in the Norwegian Trekking Association, and was in 1914 the first chairman of Fløibanen
. In 1926 he chaired Foreningen for Reiselivet i Norge. He was a member of Bergen city council from 1905 to 1907 and Aker
municipal council from 1918 to 1920, for the Conservative Party
. His brother was a parliamentarian for the same party.
Platou was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1910. A bust
of him was raised at Fløibanen's terminus station Vetrlidsalmenning. In 1927 he retreated to a farm he had bought in Stange
, where he died in July 1930.
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
industry.
Personal life
He was born in FurnesFurnes
Furnes is a village in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark County , Norway.-History:Furnes is situated between Hamar and Brumunddal. Furnes was also a former municipality in Hedmark county. Furnes was separated from Vang in 1891. It was merged with Ringsaker January 1, 1964.Furnes's own parish...
as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883) and Elise Sem (1833–1923). He was a brother of Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:He was as a son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou , brother of Christian Emil Stoud Platou and Waldemar Stoud Platou, grandnephew of Ludvig Stoud Platou, uncle of Karen Platou and...
and Christian Emil Stoud Platou
Christian Emil Stoud Platou
Christian Emil Stoud Platou was a Norwegian railroad director and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...
, grandnephew of Ludvig Stoud Platou
Ludvig Stoud Platou
Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Danish-Norwegian educator, historical and geographical writer, politician and State Secretary.-Personal life:...
, uncle of Karen
Karen Platou
Karen Platou was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's first woman to be elected Member of Parliament....
, Ragnar
Ragnar Stoud Platou
-Personal life:Platou was born to the banker Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou and his wife Ingeborg Sophie Falck . His younger brother was the architect Frithjof Stoud Platou...
and Frithjof Stoud Platou and granduncle of Lars T. Platou
Lars T. Platou
Lars Tokstad Sem Platou was a Norwegian electrical engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, was the deputy leader of his party from 1972 to 1978...
. He was also a second cousin of Oscar
Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou
Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920; the last five years while suffering from blindness.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as the...
, Lars
Lars Hannibal Sommerfeldt Stoud Platou
Lars Hannibal Sommerfeldt Stoud Platou was a Norwegian psychiatrist.He was born in Bergen as a son of burgomaster Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou and his wife Christence Dorothea Plade Nielsen...
and Valborg Platou.
Platou was married thrice. In January 1891 in Kristiania he married Hilda Oppegaard (1859–1954), but the marriage was dissolved in 1908. In March 1910 in Bergen he married actor Dina Nordvik (1884–1921). After her death he married French citizen Alexandra Henriette Maud de Ciccolini in April 1926 in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
.
Career
He took commerce school in his hometown HamarHamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
, and at the age of 16 he became a brewer's apprentice at Christiania Bryggeri in Norway's capital. After studies in Germany and Bohemia, he took the brewer's examination in Worms
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...
in 1888. He returned to Norway, and was hired as brewery manager of Christiania Bryggeri in 1889. On 1 November 1891 he became manager of the newly established Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
brewery Hansa Bryggeri. He was behind the founding of the brewery, when he bought Det Sembske Bryggeri and asked in Bergen's local press for further investments. He advanced from manager to chief executive officer of Hansa in 1898. He was later the chief executive officer of Frydenlunds Bryggeri from 1916 to 1924, and then chairman of Frydenlunds until his death.
He co-founded the interest organization Norsk Bryggeriforening for non-Christiania breweries in 1894, and after it merged with the Christiania Bryggeriers Forening to form Den norske Bryggeriforening, Platou took part here too as a board member. He also sat on the supervisory council of Vinmonopolet
Vinmonopolet
Vinmonopolet , symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway....
. Platou was also involved in the Norwegian Trekking Association, and was in 1914 the first chairman of Fløibanen
Fløibanen
Fløibanen is a funicular in Bergen, Norway which runs up the mountain of Fløyen. It is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway's most visited attractions. Over 1 million passengers a year have used it over the past few years. Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January 1918...
. In 1926 he chaired Foreningen for Reiselivet i Norge. He was a member of Bergen city council from 1905 to 1907 and Aker
Aker, Norway
Aker is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county in Norway. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church...
municipal council from 1918 to 1920, for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. His brother was a parliamentarian for the same party.
Platou was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1910. A bust
Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, as well as a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual...
of him was raised at Fløibanen's terminus station Vetrlidsalmenning. In 1927 he retreated to a farm he had bought in Stange
Stange
is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stangebyen.-Name:...
, where he died in July 1930.