Ole Christian Olsen Nauen
Ole Christian Olsen Nauen (born 1939) is a Norwegian bell caster.[1][2]
He is the former owner of the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in Tønsberg, a family business that he took over in 1963.[1][3] Under his leadership, the company further developed and new technology was introduced.[1] Although retired, he continues to work at the company,[3][4] which is now headed by Morten Olsen-Nauen.[3]
In 2007, Olsen Nauen was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold for his work as a bell caster.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Norsk biografisk leksikon: Ole Olsen Nauen.
- ^ Unneberg, Sigurd H. 1971. Nøtterøy: gårds- og slektshistorie, vol. 2. Borgheim: Nøtterøy kommunekassererkontor, p. 970.
- ^ a b c Olsen Nauen Klokkestøperi AS: Historikk om firma og klokkestøping
- ^ Aadnesen, Tormod M. 2010. Tyver tok 2,1 tonn bronseklokker. Tønsbergs Blad (October 18).
- ^ Det norske kongehus: Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer.