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Hilmar Reksten
Born(1897-10-29)29 October 1897
Bergen, Norway
Died1 July 1980(1980-07-01) (aged 82)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Shipping magnate, Philanthropist
SpouseBjørg Elisabeth Reksten (1925-1939) Carol Montgomery Reksten (1952-1980)

Hilmar August Reksten (29 October 1897 – 1 July 1980) was a Norwegian shipping magnate. In the autumn of 1973 he was counted among the world's richest men, possessing a fleet worth about £300,000,000. At his death in 1980, all was lost; he left behind a debt of about £100,000,000.[1]

  1. ^ John Train: Berømte finansfiaskoer (p. 164-9), forlaget Periscopus, Oslo 1993, ISBN 82-7146-056-0

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