Hans Jørgen Darre Hirsch (19 October 1911 – 21 July 1992) was a Norwegian barrister and shipping executive.
He was born in Vestre Aker as a son of engineer Worm Hirsch (1872–1922) and Signe Jenssen (1875–1969). In 1942 he married Vesla Poulsson.[1]
He finished his secondary education in 1929 and Oslo Commerce School in 1930, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the Royal Frederick University in 1935. He was a deputy judge from 1936 to 1938. He was then hired as an attorney in the Norwegian Employers' Confederation, where he was consultant from 1942. From 1948 he was also a barrister, with access to work with Supreme Court cases. He became chief executive of Skibsfartens Arbeidsgiverforening and doubled as chief executive of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association from 1956.[1] He retired in 1976.[2]
He chaired the board of Bennett Reisebureau and Rogalandsbanken Oslo and the supervisory council of Wilh. Wilhelmsen.[2] He was also a supervisory council member in Storebrand.[3]
He received the Defence Medal 1940–1945, and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1965), Order of the Dannebrog and Order of the Lion of Finland, as well as Commander of the Order of Vasa.[1] He resided in Ullern.[2] He died in 1992.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hirsch, H J Darre". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 241. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Hans Jørgen Darre Hirsch 80 år 19. oktober" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 September 1991.
- ^ "Aarestrup avløser Hansson som leder av Storebrand". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 8 May 1965. p. 27.
- ^ Sæther, Rolf (30 July 1992). "H. J. Darre Hirsch (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
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