Other names Erling S. Lorentzen Name Erling Lorentzen | ||
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Full Name Erling Sven Lorentzen Children Haakon Lorentzen, Ingeborg Lorentzen, Ragnhild Lorentzen Parents Oivind Lorentzen, Ragna Nilsen Grandchildren Sophia Lorentzen, Christian Lorentzen Similar People Princess Ragnhild - Mrs Lore, Haakon Lorentzen, Princess Astrid - Mrs Ferner, Olav V of Norway, Princess Martha of Sweden | ||
Erling Sven Lorentzen (born 28 January 1923) is a Norwegian shipowner and industrialist who has lived in Brazil for decades. He founded Aracruz Celulose in 1968. He is the widower of Princess Ragnhild. He is a member of the Lorentzen family of shipping magnates.
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Life and career
He was born in Oslo as the son of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1980) and Ragna Nilsen (1883–1976). He worked for the Norwegian Independent Company 1, a British military unit, during World War II.
Lorentzen formerly owned 28% of Aracruz Celulose, which he sold for approximately 1.7 billion USD in July 2008.
Marriage and children
Lorentzen married Princess Ragnhild, elder granddaughter of the then-reigning King Haakon VII, on 15 May 1953 in Asker, Norway. He is thus the brother-in-law of King Harald V, Queen Sonja and Princess Astrid.
They have three children: Haakon (born 23 August 1954), Ingeborg (born 27 February 1957), Ragnhild (born 8 May 1968).
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Foreign honours
