Christian August Anker (1896–1982), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Christian August Anker (1896–1982)
- Christian August Anker (29 January 1896 – 1982) was a Norwegian businessperson in the paper industry. He was born in Berg, Østfold as a son of Johan Anker (1871–1940) and Julie Jacobsen.
- He was a brother of Erik Anker, and a stepson of Nini Roll Anker.
- He was married several times, amongst others to Dagmar Juliana Diesen (1917–92), a daughter of Emil Diesen and a German mother.He finished his secondary education in 1915.
- He studied at the technical college in Zurich from 1915 to 1918, and later he attended a commercial school in Lyon (1920).
- From 1920 to 1923 he managed a coffee plantation in British Kenya.
- A year later he was hired for a forestry job by Hunsfos Fabrikker (1924), then BY Boen Tresliperi in 1926.
- From 1928 to 1933 he was an engineer in the Paper Industry Research Institute, before becoming manager and chief executive officer of Risør Træmassefabrikker from 1934.He was a board member of the Paper Industry Research Institute from 1934, and board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries from 1937 to 1942.
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