"Thomas Fredrik Olsen was a Norwegian businessman and ship owner of Fred.
Background
Thomas Fredrik Olsen (commonly known as Fred Olsen) was born in the village of Filtvet in Hurum municipality, Buskerud County, Norway. Olsen was the son of ship owner Petter Olsen (1821-1899), the father of Gösta Hammarlund, and the grandfather of Fredrik Olsen.
Career
Olsen & Company
He took over as the owner of two of his father"s sailing ships, and later invested in steam ships. Fred. Olsen took the company from a small business with a few boats into a powerful multinational shipping and ship building business. Olsen was the major shareholder of the workshop Akers Mek.
At the time of his death his company, Fred.
Olsen & Company, owned 65 ships. After Fred. Fred. He was also named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.