Carl Christiansen

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Carl Emil Christiansen
Born(1886-04-21)21 April 1886
Tønsberg, Norway
Died23 July 1970(1970-07-23) (aged 84)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Post office official
Sports official
Organizational leader

Carl Emil Christiansen (21 April 1886 – 23 July 1970) was a Norwegian post office official, sports official and organizational leader. Christiansen was born in Tønsberg to merchant Carl Emil Christiansen and Harda Paulsen, and married Edna Louise Braastad in 1939.[1] He served as president of the Football Association of Norway from 1918 to 1920, and chaired the Norges Landsforbund for Idræt from 1936 to 1940.[2] He chaired the trade union Det norske Postmannslag from 1923 to 1925. He was decorated Knight of the Swedish Order of Vasa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Christiansen, Carl". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Bryhn, Rolf. "Carl Emil Christiansen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 March 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)