Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen | |
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Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Fredrikstad | |
In office 1895–1897 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1855 Svelvik, Norway |
Died | 1936 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | Businessperson Novelist |
Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen (30 June 1855 – 6 December 1936) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He also wrote novels, under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer.
He was born in Svelvik. [1] A small town, Svelvik nonetheless played an important role, being the nearest port of the larger town Drammen when the Drammensfjord inlet was frozen over during the winter. [2] Nilsen later moved to Drammen, [1] and in 1879 he established a company to export pulp and paper products as well as lumber. [3] The company, named Anth. B. Nilsen & Co from 1912, [1] was taken over by his sons in the 1930s. [3] It still exists today, under the name Anthon B Nilsen AS. Mainly emphasizing investment, it owns several Norwegian colleges. [4]
Anthon Nilsen also lived in Fredrikstad for many years. He came to the city in 1877 [5] to work as manager of Fredrikstad Dampsag (Fredrikstad sawmill), but also co-founded the newspaper Fredriksstad Blad , which still exists today. [6] Nilsen was elected from Fredrikstad to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, but served only one term. [7] He was also active in local politics. He left Fredrikstad in 1901, [5] and later lived at Larkollen and Jeløya. [6]
Under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer, Nilsen had a sizeable literary production. His debut came in 1894 with Glade Borgere, a collection of small town depictions. [1] He was not acknowledged for high literary quality, [6] but nonetheless became popular for his humour. [1] Later books include the novels Sigurd Seiersborg (1920), Fyrgangen (1923), Bølgerne ruller (1925), Asylet (1928), Evensen (1930), Elias Kræmmers oplevelser (1932), Glade ungdom (1933) and Paa livets høislette (1934). [1] One of his plays, written in 1912, was staged at the National Theatre. [6] Nilsen also published a collection of poetry in 1919 under his real name. [1]
A bust of Nilsen was raised in Svelvik in 1955. [8] A street in Fredrikstad has been named after Elias Kræmmer. [5]
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