Arne Wilhelmsen

Arne Wilhelmsen (15 June 1929 – 11 April 2020) was a Norwegian billionaire businessman, the co-founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises.[1] [2]

Wilhelmsen was born in June 1929,[3] and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.[4]

When he died, his net worth was estimated at US$1.5 billion.[4]

Wilhelmsen was married, with three children and lived in Oslo, Norway.[4] He died on 11 April 2020, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.[5] He was 90.

References

  1. Arne Wilhelmsen Store norske leksikon, retrieved 28 January 2017^
  2. Bård Kolltveit. Arne Wilhelmsen Norsk biografisk leksikon, Kunnskapsforlaget, retrieved 28 January 2017^
  3. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE A/S - Officers (free information from Companies House) Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk, retrieved 27 January 2017^
  4. Forbes profile: Arne Wilhelmsen Forbes, retrieved 12 April 2020^
  5. Jihye Lee. Royal Caribbean Cruises Co-Founder Wilhelmsen Dies Bloomberg LP, 12 April 2020, retrieved 12 April 2020^