Jens Andersen was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Idd

Idd

Idd is a parish and former municipality in Halden, Østfold county, Norway.The parish of Id was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The rural municipality was merged with the city of Halden January 1, 1967...

, and after taking his shoemaker training he worked for four years as a leather merchant in Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad

is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....

. In 1898 he started the shoe factory Fredriksstad Skofabrik. He was the factory manager here until 1905, then a co-manager for I. T. Halvorsen Skofabrik in Halden

Halden

is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...

 from 1906 to 1910. In 1911 he started the company Skofabriken Norge in Kristiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, where he was the manager until 1924, then director. He was a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries

Federation of Norwegian Industries (1919–1989)

The Federation of Norwegian Industries was an employers' organisation in Norway. It existed between 1919 and 1989, and was one of the main organisations in the field. In 1989 it became a part of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise through a merger....

 and the Norwegian Employers' Confederation

Norwegian Employers' Confederation

The Norwegian Employers' Confederation was an employers' organisation in Norway.It existed between 1900 and 1989, and was founded as an answer to the foundation of the Workers' National Trade Union in 1899. Jens Gram and Hans William Schrøder have been credited with taking the initiative. In 1989...

. He died in January 1937 and was buried at Vestre gravlund

Vestre gravlund

Vestre gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway, located next to the Borgen metro station. At , it is the largest cemetery in Norway...

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