Emil Diesen
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Emil Diesen was a Norwegian
writer.
His largest work was Norsk industri- og næringshaandbok, a registry of several branches of Norwegian industry and business. It was released in several volumes between 1917 and 1921. A volume was dedicated to mechanical workshops, others to the finishing industry, paper industry, mining and metallurgic industry, timber industry, textile industry, sports equipment manufacturing, construction and food and beverage industry. There were also handbooks for the banking and insurance industries, and one volume covered the press and journalists in Norway at the time. He later issued several yearbooks of "exchange rate
s of the world", and his last books were about the banks of specific counties
.
He was a son of captain Ernst Georg Diesen (1841–1908), brother of Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen, first cousin of Henry Diesen
, uncle of Ernst Diesen
and granduncle of Andreas Diesen.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
writer.
His largest work was Norsk industri- og næringshaandbok, a registry of several branches of Norwegian industry and business. It was released in several volumes between 1917 and 1921. A volume was dedicated to mechanical workshops, others to the finishing industry, paper industry, mining and metallurgic industry, timber industry, textile industry, sports equipment manufacturing, construction and food and beverage industry. There were also handbooks for the banking and insurance industries, and one volume covered the press and journalists in Norway at the time. He later issued several yearbooks of "exchange rate
Exchange rate
In finance, an exchange rate between two currencies is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another. It is also regarded as the value of one country’s currency in terms of another currency...
s of the world", and his last books were about the banks of specific counties
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
.
He was a son of captain Ernst Georg Diesen (1841–1908), brother of Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen, first cousin of Henry Diesen
Henry Diesen
Henry Edward Diesen was a Norwegian naval officer.He was born in Trondhjem as a son of telegrapher Edward Diesen and Johanne Christophine Stenersen...
, uncle of Ernst Diesen
Ernst Diesen
Ernst Diesen was a Norwegian revue and film actor and theatre director. He was born in Kristiania, and was married to Kari Diesen. He worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1934 to 1942, and then for the Edderkoppen Theatre. He acted in several films, including the comedy films Bør Børson Jr...
and granduncle of Andreas Diesen.