Erling Lorentzen
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| Born |
Erling Sven Lorentzen 28 January 1923 Oslo, Norway |
| Other names | Erling S. Lorentzen |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Ragnhild of Norway (m. 1953; her death 2012) |
| Children |
Haakon Lorentzen Ingeborg Lorentzen Ragnhild Lorentzen |
| Parent(s) |
Øivind Lorentzen Ragna Nilsen |
Erling Sven Lorentzen (born 28 January 1923) is a Norwegian shipowner and industrialist who has lived in Brazil for decades. He founded Aracruz Celulose in 1968. He is the widower of Princess Ragnhild. He is a member of the Lorentzen family of shipping magnates.
He was born in Oslo as the son of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1980) and Ragna Nilsen (1883–1976). He worked for the Norwegian Independent Company 1, a British military unit, during World War II.
Lorentzen formerly owned 28% of Aracruz Celulose, which he sold for approximately 1.7 billion USD in July 2008.
Lorentzen married Princess Ragnhild, elder granddaughter of the then-reigning King Haakon VII, on 15 May 1953 in Asker, Norway. He is thus the brother-in-law of King Harald V, Queen Sonja and Princess Astrid.
They have three children:
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