Background
He was born in Kristiania as a son of wholesaler Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathilde Just (1850–1901).
He was born in Kristiania as a son of wholesaler Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathilde Just (1850–1901).
He finished Kristiania Commerce School before being hired in his father"s company Schram & Company in 1890, where he became owner in 1895. The company was located at Sjursøya and traded in herring, stockfish and salt. From 1924 to 1927 he chaired Oslo Handelsstands Forening.
He was a consul for Denmark from 1908 to 1916 and consul-general for Austria from 1920 to 1924.
He resided at Lysaker, died in September 1952 and was buried in Vår Frelsers gravlund. A portrait of him was commissioned by Oslo Handelsstands Forening and painted by his father-in-law Erik Werenskiold in 1927.
He was a board member of Oslo Havnelager since 1919 as well as Oslo Staniolog Metalkapselfabrik, and supervisory council member of Bergens Privatbank. He was also a member of the administrative committee and head of the fisheries department at the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition, and a known philanthropist.
