Award Diplomas
Order of St Olav
Norway
-1847.08.21 First day of awards for the St Olav Order!-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : University of Oslo
Awarded to : Christopher Hansteen
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N390x
Date : 1847.08.21
A good start to the Awarded Diploma section of the St Olav Order of Norway. Professor Christopher Hansteen was awarded his Commander of St Olav on the very first day the order was awarded in 1847! I am happy that I managed to find out where this was located and also that I managed to get photos of this Diploma some years ago. Nice for the history books!
-1853.11.25 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Rossin
Type :
Tracking # : N978Dx
Date : 1853.11.25
Rossin, Deputy Director at the Imperial Shipyard in Toulon, France. 1853.
-1855.08.21 Grand Cross set Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : University of Oslo
Awarded to : Christopher Hansteen
Type : Grand Cross set
Tracking # : N391D
Date : 1855.08.21
Christopher Hansteen was awarded the St Olav Grand Cross set on 21. August 1855.
-1856.03.17 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Julien Amatole
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N957D
Date : 1856.03.17
-1858.12.16 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Peter Gustav Welin
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N312D
Date : 1858.12.16
Peter Gustav Welin was from Sweden and was awarded the St Olav Commander in 1858
-1859.07.01 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : Advisor King Oscar II
Awarded to : Carl Sven Axel Lagerberg
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N336D
Date : 1859.07.01
Carl Sven Axel Lagerberg was from Sweden and he was a General and Advisor to King Oscar II. He was awarded the St Olav Knight 1859.07.01.
-1860.08.06 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : Bishop in Bergen
Awarded to : Jens Mathias Pram Kaurin
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N409D
Date : 1860.08.06
Bishop Jens Mathias Pram Kaurin in Bergen was awarded the Knight of the St Olav Order on 1860.08.06.
-1861.08.31 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : Assistent Fr Emperor
Awarded to : Henri Pierre Abdon Castelnau
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N257DC
Date : 1861.08.31
The French colonel Henri Pierre Abdon Castelnau was in 1861 awarded the Commander of the St Olav order. Castelnau was the assistant to the French Emperor Napoleon III.
-1862.08.09 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : Assistent Fr Emperor
Awarded to : Henri Pierre Abdon Castelnau
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N399DC
Date : 1862.08.09
The French colonel Henri Pierre Abdon Castelnau was in 1862 awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav order. Castelnau was the assistant to the French Emperor Napoleon III.
-1862.08.09 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Halfdan Lehman
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N303D
Date : 1866.08.21
Halfdan Lehmann was from Sweden but worked in politics in Norway. He was awarded the St Olav Knight in 1866.
-1862.08.09 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Olav Wilhelm Niels August Hjelmstjerna
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N979Dx
Date : 1864.06.22
On 8 February 1825, Claes Wilhelm Nils August Hjelmstjerna was born in Malmö.
In 1841, he assumed a position on a merchant ship. He was awarded his degree from Lund University in 1842. On the 10th of November 1843, the individual in question enrolled as a cadet at Karlberg. The date of graduation was 23 December 1846. On the aforementioned date, the individual in question held the rank of second lieutenant in His Majesty's fleet. In the year 1852, the individual in question attained the designation of Master at the gunpowder laboratory in Stockholm. The rank of first lieutenant was awarded on 23(rd) October 1854. On 21(st) September 1855, the individual in question was in charge of the navigation school in Gävle. The RPrRÖO 4kl was dated 15 February 1856. From 1856 until 31 May 1866, the individual in question served as an adjutant in the command office of the Ministry of Naval Defence. The rank of Lieutenant Commander was awarded on 18 September 1862. The date of the occurrence is recorded as 22(nd) June 1864. On the 30th of May 1866, the individual in question assumed the role of adjutant to the Duke of Östergötland. On th e 1st of October, the primary focus will be on the Archipelago Artillery. OffBLeopO 1871-06-00. In the year 1872, the individual in question held the rank of Commander at Skeppsholmen. The reference number for this document is RSO 1873-05-14. The rank of Commander was attained on the 1st of October. On 14 May 1875, he was transferred to the Navy's permanent reserve. The rank of Commander 1st Class was awarded on 1 October. The position of Inspector at the northern district of the Boatswain's Quay was held by the aforementioned individual from 1 April 1875 to 11 January 1880. She died without issue on 9 March 1904 in Stockholm.
-1868.10.15 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Morten Smith-Petersen
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N002D
Date : 1868.10.15
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-1879.01.21 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : W. H. Waddington
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N981Dx
Date : 1879.01.21
-1879.04.05 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner : Assistent Fr Emperor
Awarded to : Clement de Nègre
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N332D
Date : 1879.04.05
Clement Marc Philippe Camille de Nègre du Clat was from France and was awarded the St Olav Knight in 1879. He was in the staff of Generals of France.
-1882.02.08 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Julius Klostermann
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N424D
Date : 1882.02.04
Julius Klostermann was awarded the Knight of St Olav in 1882. This was awarded at Stockholm Castle.
-1882.06.06 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Edvard Grieg
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N397D
Date : 1882.06.06
-1888.04.19 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Carl Henrik Ahlqvist
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N276D
Date : 1888.04.19
-1890.01.21 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Gustaf Otto Funck
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N402D
Date : 1890.01.21
Gustaf Otto Funck of Sweden was awarded the Knight of the St Olav Order in 1890. Ineresting enough his award document was signed by the Master of the Order King Oscar II. Normally the documents for the knights were signed off in the Chancery.
-1890.07.02 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Otto Emil Ferdinand Mandt
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N268D
Date : 1890.07.02
Otto Mandt was a German Rear-Admiral and he was awarded the St Olav Knight in 1890.
-1893.01.15 Commander 2 Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Charles Louis Trémeau
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N958D
Date : 1893.01.15
Trémeau was awarded this St Olav at the Stockholm Castle. During the period 1882 - 1906 the St Olavs was produced by jeweller J. Tostrup in Kristiania (Later named Oslo). And most awards were awarded in Kristiania. The St Olav badge was made by jeweller C. Carlman in Stockholm.
-1894.01.20 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Christian Julius Schou
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N396DC
Date : 1894.01.20
Christian Julius Schou was among others the owner of Schous Brewery in Oslo. He was awarded the Knight of St Olavs Order in 1894.
-1894.01.20 Commander 2nd Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Robert Edward Bredon
Type : Commander 2nd Class
Tracking # : N001D
Date : 1894.07.21
Spink Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 721
(x) The Order of St. Olav worn by Sir R. E. Bredon, K.C.M.G., Deputy Inspector General of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service during the Siege of Legations, 1900
Norway, Kingdom, Order of St. Olav, Grand Commander's First Class set of Insignia, by Tostrop, Kristiania, neck Badge, 98mm including crown and lion suspension x 62mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark and gold mark on suspension ring; Star, 75mm, silver, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, extremely fine, with distressed neck riband (2)
Robert Edward Bredon was born at Portadown, Ireland, in February 1846, the son of Dr. Alexander Bredon, and was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, and Trinity College, Dublin, where he read Mathematics and Classics. He passed out in First Place from Netley for the Army Medical Staff, 1867, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the 97th (Earl of Ulster´s) Regiment, April 1867.
On retiring from the Army in 1873 he joined the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, whose Inspector-General at the time was his brother-in-law, Sir Robert Hart. He was appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Customs in 1898, and was present at the Defence of Legations in Peking at the time of the Boxer Rebellion, 20th June to 14th August 1900. He was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1903, and the following year was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order. On the retirement of Hart in 1908, he was appointed Acting Inspector-General, and in 1910 he was appointed to the Chinese Board of Customs, but retired in deference to the wishes of the British Government. He died in July 1918. Sir Robert Bredon married Lily Virginia Banks in 1879, and they had one daughter, Juliet Bredon, the well-known author.
Sold with the following original documentation:
(i)
Bestowal document for the Commander First Class of the Order of St. Olav, named to Sir R.E. Bredon, dated 28.10.1907.
(ii)
Bestowal document for the Commander Second Class of the Order of St. Olav, named to R.E. Bredon, dated Stockholm, 21.7.1894.
(iii)
Notification for the award of the Commander First Class, dated London, 14.1.1908.
(iv)
Hand written enclosure for the Bestowal Document, dated Shanghai, 9.6.1903.
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-1894.12.31 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Julius Leopold Schwabach
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N392D
Date : 1894.12.31
Julius Leopold Schwabach was from Berlin in Germany. He was awarded the St Olav Commander First class in 1894. The second image presented here is the standard letter issued with all awards stating that the awards should be return upon death. The third image is from the 1893 London Gazette
-1896.09.09 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Fridtjof Nansen
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N982Dx
Date : 1896.09.09
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-1897.09.18 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Johan Herman Thoresen
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N410D
Date : 1897.09.18
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-1900.06.05 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Carl Flensburg
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N398D
Date : 1900.06.05
Carl Axel Wilhelm Flensburg was from Sweden. He was also a medical doctor and was awarded the Knight of the St Olavs Order in 1900.
-1904.01.24 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Bernhard Mejlænder
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N401D
Date : 1904.01.24
Johan Georg Bernhard Mejlænder was a significant person in the fish canning industry in Stavanger. He was awarded the Knight of the St Olavs Order in 1904.
-1904.02.25 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Albert von Margutti
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N005D
Date : 1904.02.25
Albert von Margutti has a long history of military service at high levels. He was awarded the Knight of the St Olavs Order in 1904 in Wien Austria.
-1905.11.28 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Hermann Jacobsen
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N006D
Date : 1905.11.28
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-1907.05.27 Knight 2 Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Simon
Type : Knight 2
Tracking # : N004D
Date : 1907.05.27
I need some help here! This was awarded to Simon in 1907. I assume he is French as he worked in the French foreign ministry. I do not know if the name is first name or last name. The awarded order is registered in the official Norwegian sources - and the name there is also just Simon. SO the name is Simon, but it is difficult to find the right Simon in France in 1907. You can reach me at: orders@phaleristics.eu.
-1907.05.27 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Jacques Berthelier
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N405D
Date : 1907.05.27
Jacques (F.J.) Berthelier was responsible for the operations of the French West Railroads Paris, Lyon and Marseille. He was born 21 of June 1871. He was awarded the Knight of St Olav order in 1905.
-1907.05.27 Knight 2 Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Alberic Thieuleux
Type : Knight 2
Tracking # : N405D
Date : 1907.05.27
Alberic Florimond Thieuleux was in charge of the French Secretariat for the President - the Chief of Staff. He was awarded the Knight 2 in silver of the St Olav order in 1907.
-1907.10.28 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Robert Edward Bredon
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N003D
Date : 1907.10.28
Spink Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 721
(x) The Order of St. Olav worn by Sir R. E. Bredon, K.C.M.G., Deputy Inspector General of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service during the Siege of Legations, 1900
Norway, Kingdom, Order of St. Olav, Grand Commander's First Class set of Insignia, by Tostrop, Kristiania, neck Badge, 98mm including crown and lion suspension x 62mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark and gold mark on suspension ring; Star, 75mm, silver, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, extremely fine, with distressed neck riband (2)
Robert Edward Bredon was born at Portadown, Ireland, in February 1846, the son of Dr. Alexander Bredon, and was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, and Trinity College, Dublin, where he read Mathematics and Classics. He passed out in First Place from Netley for the Army Medical Staff, 1867, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the 97th (Earl of Ulster´s) Regiment, April 1867.
On retiring from the Army in 1873 he joined the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, whose Inspector-General at the time was his brother-in-law, Sir Robert Hart. He was appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Customs in 1898, and was present at the Defence of Legations in Peking at the time of the Boxer Rebellion, 20th June to 14th August 1900. He was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1903, and the following year was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order. On the retirement of Hart in 1908, he was appointed Acting Inspector-General, and in 1910 he was appointed to the Chinese Board of Customs, but retired in deference to the wishes of the British Government. He died in July 1918. Sir Robert Bredon married Lily Virginia Banks in 1879, and they had one daughter, Juliet Bredon, the well-known author.
Sold with the following original documentation:
(i)
Bestowal document for the Commander First Class of the Order of St. Olav, named to Sir R.E. Bredon, dated 28.10.1907.
(ii)
Bestowal document for the Commander Second Class of the Order of St. Olav, named to R.E. Bredon, dated Stockholm, 21.7.1894.
(iii)
Notification for the award of the Commander First Class, dated London, 14.1.1908.
(iv)
Hand written enclosure for the Bestowal Document, dated Shanghai, 9.6.1903.
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-1907.11.19 Commander 2nd Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : von Wrochom
Type : Commander 2nd Class
Tracking # : N964Dx
Date : 1907.11.19
-1908.07.31 Knight 2 Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Ami Leroy
Type : Knight 2
Tracking # : N406D
Date : 1908.07.31
Ami Leroy was awarded the Knight 2 in silver of the St Olav order in 1908.
-1908.10.06 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Edvard Munch
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N413D
Date : 1908.10.06
The painter Edvard Munch was awarded the Knight of the St Olav order in 1908. Also shown is the accompanying letter for the award.
-1911.06.24 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Auguste Leblond
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N007D
Date : 1911.06.24
The Mayor of Rouen was awarded the Commander 1st Class of the St Olav order in 1911.
-1912.10.04 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Jean-Baptiste Roche
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N418D
Date : 1912.10.04
Jean-Baptiste Roche was awarded the Commander 1st class of the St Olav order in 1912.
-1914.06.17 Commander 2nd Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Oscar Enckell
Type : Commander 2nd Class
Tracking # : N008D
Date : 1914.06.17
Colonel Oscar Enckell was awarded the Commander 2nd class in silver of the St Olav Order. He was from Finland, but he served in the armies from Russia.
-1917.02.03 Knight 2 Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Richard Semmel
Type : Knight 2
Tracking # : N393Dx
Date : 1917.02.03
Fernando Albert Emil Richard Semmel was awarded the Knight 2 in silver in 1917.
-1919.12.13 Knight 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Johan Evert Rosberg
Type : Knight 1st Class
Tracking # : N976Dx
Date : 1919.12.13
-1923.06.05 Grand Cross Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Evert Pieter Westerveld
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N394Dx
Date : 1923.06.05
Evert Pieter Westerveld was a Dutch Minister and Politician. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav Order in 1923.
-1924.02.06 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Jean Louyriac
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N274Dx
Date : 1924.02.06
Jean Louyriac was awarded the Knight of the St Olav Order in 1924.
-1924.08.08 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Marie Henri Bouschet de Bernard
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N395Dx
Date : 1924.08.08
Marie Henri Bouschet de Bernard was awarded the Knight of the St Olav Order in 1924.
-1926.10.23 Commander 2nd Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : William Henry Welch
Type : Commander 2nd Class
Tracking # : N972Dx
Date : 1926.10.23
-1928.06.02 Grand Cross Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded t o: Birger Åkerman
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N009Dx
Date : 1928.06.02
General Birger Alarik Åkerman was from Finland. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav Order in 1928.
-1931.05.15 Commander 2nd Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Lars Christensen
Type : Commander 2nd Class
Tracking # : N975Dx
Date : 1931.05.15
Lars Christensen, who was born on 6 April 1884 in Sandar, Vestfold, and died on 10 December 1965 in New York, was a Norwegian whaling captain and consul. He financed nine scientific expeditions to Antarctica (including the Norvegia expeditions) and participated in four of them himself. He also donated the Whaling Museum in Sandefjord and the Maritime Museum in Oslo. During World War II, Christensen served as financial advisor to the Norwegian Embassy in the United States for a period of six years, in addition to his role as a member of the Nortraships council.
The volcano Lars Christensentoppen on Peter I Island, which was explored by two expeditions initiated by Christensen, is named after him. It is evident that the Christensenbreen glacier on Bouvet Island is also named after Christensen (5).
The following section outlines the awards received:
In 1927, he was awarded the Gunners' Medal, and in 1935, he was honoured with the David Livingstone Centenary Medal. He was also made Commander of the Order of Vasa, Commander of the Order of St. Olav, and Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.
-1933.06.20 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Frederick Maze
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N010Dx
Date : 1933.06.20
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-1933.12.12 Grand Cross Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Edvard Munch
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N412Dx
Date : 1933.12.12
On 12th of December 1933 the famous Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav order.
-1937.03.12 Grand Cross Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Ciano Caleazzo
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N412Dx
Date : 1933.12.12
On 12th of March 1937 Galeazzo Ciano de Cortellazzo was awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav order. Click on his name higher up and you will get to a Wikipedia page that tells his tragic history during the next few years.
-1939.07.05 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Ole Singstad
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N971Dx
Date : 1939.07.05
-1942.06.19 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : William Merson
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N010Dx
Date : 1942.06.19
Provost William James Merson was awarded the St Olav Knight during the Second World War in London. With a Norwegian government and the Royal Family in exile in London it was decided to produce a very small number of awards by Spink in London. These were all made of gilted silver or silver and are very rare today. All with the Spink hallmarks.
William James Merson (1879-1953) was the long-serving Provost of Buckie at the time of the Second World War. He led the civic response to the conflict and perhaps more than anyone set the tone of welcoming hospitality towards the Norwegian and Danish communities. This ranged for finding accommodation for the Norwegian to civic events but, perhaps most importantly, creating an open and welcoming culture for allies.
He was born on 20 January 1879 to George Merson, a draper and fishcurer, and his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Marshall. The Marshalls were a very well-known Buckie family having a ropemaking business.
-1945.11.13 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Lauritz Sand
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N013Dx
Date : 1945.11.13
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-1945.12.06 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Einar Carlbring
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N012Dx
Date : 1945.12.06
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-1946.08.24 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Gilbert Nyquist
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N014Dx
Date : 1946.08.24
Colonel Gilbert Nyquist was awarded the Commander of St Olav in 1946.
-1947.01.08 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Sigrid Undset
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N278Dx
Date : 1947.01.08
Sigrid Undset was awarded the Grand Cross of the St Olav in 1947.
-1948.04.09 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Karl Ørbo
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N016Dx
Date : 1948.04.09
Karl Gustaf Ørbo was a painter and art teacher. He was awarded the Knight of St Olav in 1948.
-1948.11.16 Knight Awarded-
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N015Dx
Date : 1948.11.16
-1949.10.26 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Adolf Watzinger
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N015Dx
Date : 1948.11.16
Professor Adolf Wilhelm Joseph Watzinger of Norway was the first professor at the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim. He was awarded the Knight of the St Olav Order in 1949. He was born in Darmstadt in old Hessen in Germany.
-1956.08.30 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Georg v Broich-Oppert
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N017Dx
Date : 1956.08.30
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-1961.02.07 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : René Ruzinski
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N018Dx
Date : 1961.02.07
René Ruzinski was the Norwegian Consul in Zagreb Jugoslavia.
-1964.09.21 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : G.C. Wagner
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N019Dx
Date : 1964.09.21
General G. C. Wagner was from Belgium.
-1965.07.01 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Carlo Marchiori
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N269Dx
Date : 1965.07.01
Chef de Cabinet Carlo Marchiori was from Italy.
-1965.10.30 Knight 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Jonas Eilertsen Skougaard
Type : Knight 1st Class
Tracking # : N985Dx
Date : 1965.10.30
-1966.09.01 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Vojislav Jevtovic
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N275Dx
Date : 1966.09.01
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-1966.09.01 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Milenko Milovic
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N020Dx
Date : 1966.09.01
Film director Milenko Milovic.
-1967.04.27 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Carlo Marchieri
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N404Dx
Date : 1967.04.27
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-1973.06.04 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Paul Frank
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N021Dx
Date : 1973.06.04
Secretary of state Dr. Paul Frank from West Germany.
-1973.10.12 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Hashem Hakimi
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N408Dx
Date : 1973.10.12
Ministerråd Hashem Hakini came from Iran.
-1978.10.30 Commander 1st Class Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Olli Oleg Bergman
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N022Dx
Date : 1978.10.30
Former military officer Olli Oleg Bergman came from Finland.
-1982.09.13 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Herbert Buchsbaum
Type : Commander 1st Class
Tracking # : N023Dx
Date : 1982.09.13
Ministerialrat Dr Herbert Buchsbaum was awarded the Commander of St Olav in 1982.
-1982.09.13 Grand Cross Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Hans Nigish
Type : Grand Cross
Tracking # : N024Dx
Date : 1982.09.13
Ministerialrat Mag. Hans Nigish was awarded the Grand Cross of St Olav in 1982.
-1985.07.30 Knight Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Heinz Dieter Miller Brauer
Type : Knight
Tracking # : N025Dx
Date : 1985.79.30
First Embassy Secretary Heinz Dieter Miller Brauer was awarded the Knight of St Olav in 1985.
-1995.09.07 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Kjell Gjelstad
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N026Dx
Date : 1995.09.07
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-2018.05.14 Commander Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Synnøve Persen
Type : Commander
Tracking # : N973Dx
Date : 2018.05.14
-2020.12.03 Commander 2nd Class w/Star Awarded-
Country : Norway
Order name : St Olav
Type/subset: Award diploma
Owner :
Awarded to : Elisabeth Hoff
Type : Commander 2nd Class W/Star
Tracking # : N974Dx
Date : 2020.12.03
Elizabeth Hoff (born 1957) is a Norwegian nurse who served as the head of the World Health Organization's relief efforts in Syria from 2012 to 2019. In 2019, she relocated her professional activities to Libya.
She underwent training as a nurse and was employed at Ullevål Hospital in Oslo, where she pursued further education to become a midwife. She subsequently pursued and obtained several master's degrees, namely one in education from the University of Trondheim in 1988 and one in community health from the University of California, San Francisco in 1991. She holds a degree in International Relations/Conflict Resolution from Harvard Law School in the United States, obtained in 1996.