Leif Preus

{{Short description|Norwegian photographer and museum founder}}

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Leif Preus (18 February 1928 – 5 May 2013) was a Norwegian photographer and museum founder.

He was born in Horten as a son of Sverre Preus (1897–1988) and Marian Christoffersen (1901–1972). He was married from 1951.{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Leif Preus|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Roger|last=Erlandsen|editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Leif_Preus/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=23 May 2013}}

After eight years in the Royal Norwegian Navy he established his photo company Preus Foto in 1956. He established into a nationwide photo store chain. In 1976 his family founded Preus Photo Museum, from 2005 named Preus Museum in his hometown Horten.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Leif Preus|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Leif_Preus|language=Norwegian | accessdate=23 May 2013}}