Hilmar Reksten
Norwegian magnate
Hilmar August Reksten was a Norwegian shipping magnate. In the autumn of 1973 he was counted among the world's richest men, possessing a fleet worth about £300,000,000. At his death in 1980, all was lost; he left behind a debt of about... Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1897, Bergen, Norway
Died: July 1, 1980 (age 82 years), Bergen, Norway
Children: Johan Reksten, Audun Reksten, Grace Reksten Skaugen, and more
Grandchildren: Christine Mowinckel Reksten and Christopher Reksten Mowinckel
Parents: Helene Monsen Søndervåg and Erik Reksten