Background
He was the son of shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley, grandson of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley and brother of landowner N. O. Young Fearnley.
He was the son of shipping magnate Thomas Fearnley, grandson of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley and brother of landowner N. O. Young Fearnley.
The Fearnley family is originally from England. In 1939, he founded the Thomas Fearnley Foundation. The foundation established the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in 1993.
International Olympic Committee]
From 1927 to 1950, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee.