Background
He was born in Vestre Aker as a son of engineer Worm Hirsch (1872–1922) and Signe Jenssen (1875–1969).
He was born in Vestre Aker as a son of engineer Worm Hirsch (1872–1922) and Signe Jenssen (1875–1969).
He finished his secondary education in 1929 and Oslo Commerce School in 1930, and graduated with the candidate.jur.
Degree from the Royal Frederick University in 1935. He was a deputy judge from 1936 to 1938. He was then hired as an attorney in the Norwegian Employers" Confederation, where he was consultant from 1942.
From 1948 he was also a barrister, with access to work with Supreme Court cases.
He became chief executive of Skibsfartens Arbeidsgiverforening and doubled as chief executive of the Norwegian Shipowners" Association from 1956. He retired in 1976. He chaired the board of Bennett Reisebureau and Rogalandsbanken Oslo and the supervisory council of Wilh.
Wilhelmsen. He was also a supervisory council member in Storebrand.
He resided in Ullern. He died in 1992.