Torolf Smedvig

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Torolf Smedvig (1917-1977) was a Norwegian businessman and the head of Smedvig ASA.

Early life

He was the eldest son of Peder Smedvig, the founder of Smedvig ASA.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Torolf_Smedvig |title=Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Nbl.snl.no |date=25 January 1921 |access-date=16 May 2017}}

Career

After his father Peder Smedvig died in 1959, his son Torolf Smedvig took over the running of the company and the canned food business became a separate company run by another branch of the family.{{cite web|url=http://smedvig.no/en/history/ |title=History – Smedvig (en) |publisher=Smedvig.no |access-date=16 May 2017}}

Personal life

In 1942, he married Nora Kluge (1921-1999), the daughter of supreme court judge Kristofer Nordahl Kluge (1892–1972).{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133772994 |title=Torolf Smedvig (1917 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |access-date=16 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Torolf_Smedvig |title=Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Nbl.snl.no |date=25 January 1921 |access-date=16 May 2017}}

His son Peter Smedvig took over the running of the company.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Torolf_Smedvig |title=Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Nbl.snl.no |date=25 January 1921 |access-date=16 May 2017}} His granddaughter is Anna Margaret Smedvig.

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