Harald Sundt

Harald Sundt (16 March 1873 – 9 September 1952) was a Norwegian businessperson.

Personal life

He was born in Kristiania as a son of wholesaler Oluf Christian Carl Sundt (1834–1891) and his wife Lydia Jeanette Dahl (1843–1891).[1] He was a paternal grandson of Peter Albrecht Sundt (1796–1847),[2] and thus a grandnephew of Eilert Sundt, first cousin once removed of writer Karen Sundt and publisher Einar Sundt, nephew of industrialist Lauritz Sundt and first cousin of Halfdan and Vigleik Sundt.[3][4]

In 1900 he married landowner's daughter Thea Ingier.[1]

Career

After finishing Kristiania Commerce School, Sundt started a business career. He was a partner in N. S. Beer & Co. for some years. He was a board member of Greaker Cellulosefabrik, M. & H. Ingier, Oslo Smørfabrik, Aug. Pellerin Fils & Co., Oslo Sparebank, Den norske Naglefabrik,[1][5] and Det norske Myrselskap.[6] He chaired the supervisory council of De Forenede Nagle- og Skruefabriker[1] and was a supervisory council member of Forsikringsselskapet Norden.[7] Elektrisk Bureau [8] and Nationaltheatret.[9]

From 1917 he lived at Gamle Madserud allé 37, in a mansion designed by Christian von Munthe af Morgenstierne and still known as "Sundtvillaen".[10] In 1908 he established the architectural award Sundts premie for fremragende arkitektur.[11] In 1930 he became an honorary member of Oslo Architects' Association.[12] He also chaired Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel.

He died in September 1952 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.[13]

References
  1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Sundt, Harald". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 517. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. Genealogical entry for Peter Albrecht Sundt
  3. "Sundt – slekt fra Egersund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. Boye, Else. "Lauritz Sundt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Sundt, Harald". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 735. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  6. "Det norske Myrselskap". Aftenposten. 4 March 1937. p. 7.
  7. "Forsikringsaktieselskapet Nordens overskudd 377,000 kroner". Aftenposten Aften. 2 May 1941. p. 5.
  8. "A.s Elektrisk Bureau". Aftenposten Aften. 3 April 1925. p. 5.
  9. "Generalforsamling uten sensasjoner i Nationaltheatret igår". Aftenposten. 24 November 1939. p. 9.
  10. Hagesæther, Pål V. (10 April 2006). "60 mill. på gammelt slott". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 4.
  11. "Seks arkitekter tildelt pris for fremragende arkitektur". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 December 1963. p. 9.
  12. "Arkitektforeningen diskuterer lydisolasjonsproblemet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 November 1930. p. 5.
  13. "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 21 January 2012.


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