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title="Oslo">Oslo</a>, Norway</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Real estate developer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Title</th><td class="infobox-data title">Chairman of Olav Thon Gruppen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Inger-Johanne Thon</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(died <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="26 April 2018">2018</span>)<wbr /></div><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Sissel Berdal Haga</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="21 June 2019">2019</span>)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Olav Thon</b> (29 June 1923 – 16 November 2024) was a Norwegian <a href="/wiki/Real_estate_development" title="Real estate development">real estate developer</a>. His Olav Thon Group is Norway's largest private real estate company, with 450 properties, including 60 <a href="/wiki/Hotel" title="Hotel">hotels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thon began his career by selling animal fur shortly before <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he opened his first restaurant in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olav_Thon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thon was born on 29 June 1923 in <a href="/wiki/%C3%85l" title="Ål">Ål</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hallingdal" title="Hallingdal">Hallingdal</a>, Norway.<sup id="cite_ref-dig_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dig-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His parents were businessman Sevat Embrikson and Margit Engebretsdatter Dok.<sup id="cite_ref-dig_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dig-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thon started his business career as a boy at home on the family farm in Ål, where he farmed fur animals and bought and sold skins from foxes, squirrels and rabbits.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 8, Thon started ordering a supply of Christmas cards from a mail-order catalog and selling them to his neighbors.<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the age of 16, Thon moved to Oslo, and in 1941, he established his own fur shop.<sup id="cite_ref-dig_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dig-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally he had wanted to study medicine but the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> made it harder for him to travel abroad. Instead, he began to focus on the fur business.<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war, he studied English in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_career">Business career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olav_Thon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Business career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thon bought his first building in 1951 and opened his first restaurant in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His company owns a total of 450 properties in Norway, including shopping malls, office buildings, retail stores, and hotels. His principal holdings are the private companies Stormgård AS and Thongård AS, in addition to a major stake in the publicly traded company Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1952, Thon traveled to <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> on a business trip, however when he returned in 1953, he was arrested and detained on suspicion of customs fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-berg_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berg-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later sentenced to pay a fine of NOK 50,000 and a one-year suspended sentence.<sup id="cite_ref-berg_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berg-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Besides his hotel and real estate investments, in 1992, Thon acquired Unger Fabrikker AS. Unger Fabrikker AS is a Fredrikstad based chemical manufacturer with a focus of anionic surfactants.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Olav_Thon_(174642).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg/170px-Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg/255px-Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg/340px-Olav_Thon_%28174642%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="573" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Thon in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2007, Thon was listed with a fortune of NOK 20.8 billion, which made him Norway's 2nd richest person.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thon's authorized biography, <i>Olav Thon: Billionaire in a <a href="/wiki/Parka" title="Parka">Parka</a></i>, was written by <a href="/wiki/Hallgrim_Berg" title="Hallgrim Berg">Hallgrim Berg</a>, a Norwegian politician and a <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk musician</a>; a translated version was published in <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> in October 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-amazon_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amazon-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trust">Trust</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olav_Thon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trust"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an article in the Norwegian newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/Dagens_N%C3%A6ringsliv" title="Dagens Næringsliv">Dagens Næringsliv</a></i> on 10 September 2008, Thon's solicitor, <a href="/wiki/John_Christian_Elden" title="John Christian Elden">John Christian Elden</a>, announced that Thon intended to give away his entire fortune through the establishment of an independent <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(non-profit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foundation (non-profit)">foundation</a> that focuses on the medical sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 December 2013 Thon announced the decision for the entire 71.9% stake in his real estate company Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA to give for charity trust of his own.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, later, in February 2014, his personal assets were estimated around US$1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thon had no heirs at the time of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olav_Thon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg/200px-Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg/300px-Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg/400px-Olav_Thon_-_2014-02-13_at_18-32-18.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4486" data-file-height="2989" /></a><figcaption>Thon in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>Thon lived just outside <a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a>, in Sollihøgda, <a href="/wiki/Hole,_Norway" title="Hole, Norway">Hole municipality</a>. Thon was a <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> and was married; he did not have any children.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He enjoyed various outdoor activities and was an honorary member of the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Trekking_Association" title="Norwegian Trekking Association">Norwegian Trekking Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thon was quoted as saying he was "proud of his success, and his large <a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Norway" title="Taxation in Norway">tax bill</a>, which he says he is glad to pay".<sup id="cite_ref-forbes_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forbes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thon was appointed honorary doctorate at <a href="/wiki/Karlstad_University" title="Karlstad University">Karlstad University</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thon was married to Inger-Johanne Thon (1919–2018)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until her death. Although he lived with his partner, Sissel Berdal Haga (born 1940), for over 30 years, he did not divorce his wife, as she was suffering from <a href="/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease" title="Alzheimer's disease">Alzheimer's disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thon eventually married Berdal Haga on 21 June 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 June 2023, Thon <a href="/wiki/Centenarian" title="Centenarian">turned 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thon died on 16 November 2024, at the age of 101.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his death, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Norway" title="Prime Minister of Norway">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Gahr_St%C3%B8re" title="Jonas Gahr Støre">Jonas Gahr Støre</a> called Thon a "unique businessman" who "never forgot his roots to the local Norwegian community".<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olav_Thon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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