Carl O. Nielsen (16 September 1868 – 1950) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Christiania. He founded several companies, including Nielsen & Danielsen in 1897, and Norsk Gjærde & Metaldukfabrik, Scandinavia's first fence manufacturer, in 1902.[1] He had his own car dealer company C. O. Nielsens Automobilforretning, which was later transformed into A/S Auto. Nielsen was the first general manager in A/S Auto, but later backed out.[2] He also co-founded the Royal Norwegian Automobile Club. In 1916 he co-founded the company Neilson & Kittle Canning (also given as "Nielsen and Kittle") in San Pedro, California, a large sardine factory. He later returned to Norway to run an eponymous company.[1]

He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.[1] He was buried at Vestre gravlund in June 1950.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Nielsen, C(arl) O.". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 557. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Bertheau, Øistein; Stokke, Christian (1991). Made in Norway? Historien om forsøk på bilproduksjon i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. p. 131. ISBN 82-90115-24-5.
  3. ↑ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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