Per Preben Prebensen

Per Preben Prebensen (6 August 1895 – 21 October 1961) was a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born into the influential Prebensen family in 1895. His father was the Mayor of Risør and MP Jacob Christian Wetlesen Prebensen, while his paternal uncle was the MP and Ambassador Nikolai Prebensen.[1] After training as a naval officer he joined government service and served in various diplomatic and trade postings. He eventually rose to become Norwegian Ambassador to the UK and Italy.[1] Prebensen died while in his post in Rome in 1961.

References

  1. "Prebensen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-12-15.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Erik Colban
Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1946-1959
Succeeded by
Erik Braadland
Preceded by
Rolf Andersen
Norwegian Ambassador to Italy
1959-1961
Succeeded by
Thore Boye


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