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Norwegian businessman and sailor (1927–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan Martin Ferner (né Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,[1] together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.[2] He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway and Princess Ragnhild.[1]
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Born | Johan Martin Jacobsen 22 July 1927 Asker, Norway | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 January 2015 87) The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway | (aged||||||||||||||
Burial place | Ris Cemetery, Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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Johan Ferner was the son of master tailor Ferner Jacobsen (1884–1964), who established a department store in Oslo, and his wife, Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966). He inherited the department store in 1964. Ferner was originally his father's given name and was adopted as a family name by Johan Martin Ferner and his siblings.[1] His grandfather was maritime pilot Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907) from Tjøme, son of blacksmith Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868).
Firstly, on 20 January 1953, Johan Ferner married artist Ingeborg 'Bitte' Hesselberg-Meyer (later Rostad; 1931–1997). They divorced in 1956. He then remarried at Asker Church outside Oslo on 12 January 1961 to Princess Astrid of Norway, the second daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.[3]
The couple had five children:
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