Alfred Larsen 1863 – 1950

Biography

Alfred Larsen was born on November 24, 1863, in Oslo, Norway, during a time when the sea was central to his nation’s identity and economy. He devoted his life to the maritime profession, following a calling that connected him to centuries of Norwegian seafaring tradition. Throughout his career as a sailor, Larsen would have witnessed the dramatic changes that transformed ocean travel and commerce during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Larsen lived a full life spanning nearly nine decades, remaining in his native Oslo where he was born and where he would eventually pass away on September 10, 1950. His lifetime encompassed Norway’s transition from union with Sweden to independent nationhood, as well as the profound upheavals of two world wars that touched the lives of all who worked at sea.

Though the specific details of his voyages and accomplishments at sea are not recorded here, Alfred Larsen’s life represents the quiet dedication of countless Norwegian sailors whose labor built and sustained their nation’s maritime heritage. He remains a part of Oslo’s rich history, a man who answered the call of the ocean during an extraordinary era of change.