Alf Ihlen

Alf Ihlen (30 June 1900 – 6 April 2006) was a Norwegian industrialist.

Alf Ihlen
Born(1900-06-30)30 June 1900
Skedsmo, Norway
Died6 April 2006(2006-04-06) (aged 105)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationIndustrialist
Parent(s)
RelativesJoakim Ihlen (brother)

He was born in Skedsmo, as a son of engineer and politician Nils Claus Ihlen and Henriette Marie Lund. He was co-manager of the workshop Strømmens Værksted for about fifty years, along with his brother Joakim Ihlen. The two brothers developed their company into a world leading producer of aluminium based vehicles in the 1930s.[1][2]

References

  1. Aspenberg, Nils Carl. "Alf Ihlen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Alf Ihlen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Edgar B. Schieldrop
Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society
1932–1935
Succeeded by
Thomas Bendixen


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