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Harald SundtHarald Sundt (16 March 1873 – 9 September 1952) was a Norwegian businessperson. Personal lifeHe was born in Kristiania as a son of wholesaler Oluf Christian Carl Sundt (1834–1891) and his wife Lydia Jeanette Dahl (1843–1891).[1] He was a paternal grandson of Peter Albrecht Sundt (1796–1847),[2] and thus a grandnephew of Eilert Sundt, first cousin once removed of writer Karen Sundt and publisher Einar Sundt, nephew of industrialist Lauritz Sundt and first cousin of Halfdan and Vigleik Sundt.[3][4] In 1900 he married landowner's daughter Thea Ingier.[1] CareerAfter finishing Kristiania Commerce School, Sundt started a business career. He was a partner in N. S. Beer & Co. for some years. He was a board member of Greaker Cellulosefabrik, M. & H. Ingier, Oslo Smørfabrik, Aug. Pellerin Fils & Co., Oslo Sparebank, Den norske Naglefabrik,[1][5] and Det norske Myrselskap.[6] He chaired the supervisory council of De Forenede Nagle- og Skruefabriker[1] and was a supervisory council member of Forsikringsselskapet Norden.[7] Elektrisk Bureau[8] and Nationaltheatret.[9] From 1917 he lived at Gamle Madserud allé 37, in a mansion designed by Christian von Munthe af Morgenstierne and still known as "Sundtvillaen".[10] In 1908 he established the architectural award Sundts premie for fremragende arkitektur.[11] In 1930 he became an honorary member of Oslo Architects' Association.[12] He also chaired Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel. He died in September 1952 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.[13] References
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