Axel Pettersen, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian businessman and politician (1864-1928)
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About Axel Pettersen
- Axel Pettersen (1 July 1864 – 29 July 1928) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was a son of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892) and his wife Iverine, née Grorud (1828–1905).
- One of his brothers, Hjalmar Pettersen, was a noted a librarian and bibliographer.
- Three other brothers, Harald, Gunerius and Carl, were Axel's business partners.In 1895 he inherited the company founded by and named after his father, Gunerius Pettersen.
- The company was passed down from his mother, and shared between the brothers Harald, Gunerius, Axel and Carl.
- They soon made important investments and expansions.
- A building, Storgaten 32 was bought in 1897, followed by Brogaten 2 and 4 in 1912.
- The company was expanded from a store to also encompass retailing and wholesaling.Axel Pettersen was a member of the executive committee of Kristiania city council.
- He served as consul for Bolivia from 1909, chaired the employers' association Manufakturgrossistenes Landsforening, was a supervisory council member of Den norske Creditbank and Hypotek- og Realkreditbanken and a board member of the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers.Axel's son Gunerius (called Gunerius, Jr.
- even though he was the third Gunerius) was hired in the family company in 1916, and worked as a jurist.
- However, he died in 1928, only aged 34.
- Axel died later that summer.
- The family company was eventually taken over by Axel's nephew Christian Børs Pettersen, who was later joined by Axel's grandson Gunerius.
- The family company still exists in the same location, but the store is now named Gunerius Shoppingsenter.
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