How to Pronounce Anders Jahre
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May 28, 1891 Sandar, Vestfold, Norway Died on 26 Feb 1982 (aged 90)
Norwegian businessman
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About Anders Jahre
- Anders August Jahre (28 May 1891 – 26 February 1982) was a Norwegian shipping magnate.
- Jahre was educated in law, and worked as a lawyer in Sandefjord from 1916 until 1928.
- Meanwhile, he was also involved in the whaling industry, and he founded the whaling company A/S Kosmos in 1928, operating out of Sandefjord.
- He also established Jahres Kjemiske Fabrikker, a processor of whale blubber, as well as establishing a passenger ferry line between Oslo and Kiel.He contributed significantly to the development of the city of Sandefjord.
- Among other things, he financed the building of the new town hall.
- He was a major philanthropist, and was honoured with The Royal Norwegian Order of St.
- Olav in 1950 and 1962, as well as an honorary professorship at the University of Oslo in 1961.
- After his death, however, there was much controversy surrounding alleged tax fraud and hidden funds in overseas accounts.
- In 1984, the Norwegian government put forward a tax claim against the Jahre estate.
- A series of legal proceedings in the 2000s succeeded in returning part of the fortune to Norway from accounts on the Cayman Islands.
