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Carl Nielsen
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Career
He founded several companies, including Nielsen & Danielsen in 1897, and Norsk Gjærde & Metaldukfabrik, Scandinavia"s first fence manufacturer, in 1902. He had his own car dealer company C. O. Nielsens Automobilforretning, which was later transformed into A/South Automobile Nielsen was the first general manager in A/South Auto, but later backed out.
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 emonymous company.
He was buried at Vestre gravlund in June 1950.
Membership
He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
