Olaf D. Thommessen

Olaf Dobloug Thommessen (7 November 1906 – 1966) was a Norwegian bookseller.

Personal life

He was the youngest son of Anne and Rolf Thommessen, and thus a paternal grandson of Ola Thommessen and maternal grandson of Mikkel Dobloug.^[1][2][3]

Together with Mimi Reimers (1906–1983) he had the son Henrik Peter Thommessen, who married Annette Thommessen^[2] and in turn had the son Olaf Henning Thommessen.^[4] Mimi Reimers was a granddaughter of Herman Johan Foss Reimers and August Geelmuyden Spørck.^[5] Through his sister Susanna, Olaf D. Thommessen was a brother-in-law of Harald Hals.^[6]

Career

From 1928 to 1938 he worked in his grandfather's and father's newspaper Tidens Tegn as journalist, subeditor and manager. In 1938 the family sold the newspaper. In 1940 he started the book shop A/S Bokhjørnet. He chaired the Oslo Booksellers Association from 1954, and then from 1956 to his death he chaired the Norwegian Booksellers Association.^[7]

References

1. ^ Ottosen, Rune. "Rolf Thommessen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Rolf_Thommessen/utdypning. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Helle, Knut, ed. "Annette A Thommessen" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Annette_A_Thommessen/utdypning. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
3. ^ 1910 Census
4. ^ Hansen, Jan E. (8 December 2001). "Velintegrert slåsskjempe" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 27. 
5. ^ Thommessen, Henrik Peter (2009). "Forord" (in Norwegian). Fra triumf til tragedie. Avisbedriften Tidens Tegn 1910–1941. Oslo: University of Oslo (doctoral thesis). pp. i–€“iii. ISSN 0806-3222. 
6. ^ Boye, Harald. "Harald Hals". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Harald_Hals/utdypning. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
7. ^ Gulliksen, Odd (4 April 1966). "Bokhandler Olaf Thommessen død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten Aften: p. 2. 

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Name	Thommessen, Olaf
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Date of birth	1906
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Date of death	1966
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