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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johan_Ferner > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johan_Ferner.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ferner > Source revision: 1340877286 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Norwegian businessman and sailor (1927–2015)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Johan Martin Ferner | birth_name = Johan Martin Jacobsen | image = Johan Martin Ferner.jpg | caption = Ferner in 2007 | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|7|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [Asker](/source/Asker), Norway | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|1|24|1927|7|22|df=y}} | death_place = [The National Hospital](/source/Rikshospitalet), [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway | burial_place = Ris Cemetery, Oslo, Norway | spouse = {{Ubl | {{marriage|Ingeborg Hesselberg-Meyer|20 January 1953|1956|end=div}} | {{marriage|[Princess Astrid of Norway](/source/Princess_Astrid%2C_Mrs._Ferner)|12 January 1961}} }} | children = 5 | relatives = [Finn Ferner](/source/Finn_Ferner) (brother) | module = {{Infobox sailor | embed=yes | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport))}} {{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}} {{MedalSilver| [1952 Helsinki](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics) | [6 metre class](/source/Sailing_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_6_metre_class)}} }} }} '''Johan Martin Ferner''' ([né](/source/Maiden_and_married_names) ''Johan Martin Jacobsen''; 22 July 1927{{spaced ndash}}24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the [6 metre class](/source/6_Metre_(keelboat)) with the boat ''Elisabeth X'' at the [1952 Summer Olympics](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics) in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), together with [Finn Ferner](/source/Finn_Ferner) (his brother), [Erik Heiberg](/source/Erik_Heiberg), [Tor Arneberg](/source/Tor_Arneberg) and [Carl Mortensen](/source/Carl_Mortensen_(sailor)).{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=YAT |title=1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827110540/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=YAT |archive-date=27 August 2007 |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=31 May 2008}} He was married to [Princess Astrid](/source/Princess_Astrid%2C_Mrs._Ferner), the sister of [King Harald V of Norway](/source/Harald_V_of_Norway) and [Princess Ragnhild](/source/Princess_Ragnhild%2C_Mrs._Lorentzen). == Early life == {{unreferenced section|date=November 2021}} Ferner was born on 22 July 1927 in [Asker](/source/Asker_Municipality_(1838%E2%80%932020)). He was the son of master tailor Ferner Jacobsen (1884{{ndash}}1964), who established a department store in Oslo, and his wife, Ragnhild Olsen (1889{{ndash}}1966). He inherited the department store in 1964. Ferner was originally his father's [given name](/source/given_name) and was adopted as a family name by Johan Martin Ferner and his siblings. His grandfather was [maritime pilot](/source/maritime_pilot) Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850{{ndash}}1907) from [Tjøme](/source/Tj%C3%B8me), son of [blacksmith](/source/blacksmith) Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819{{ndash}}1868). == Personal life == Firstly, on 20 January 1953, Johan Ferner married artist Ingeborg 'Bitte' Hesselberg-Meyer (later Rostad; 1931{{ndash}}1997). They divorced in 1956. He then remarried at Asker Church outside Oslo on 12 January 1961 to [Princess Astrid of Norway](/source/Princess_Astrid%2C_Mrs._Ferner), the second daughter of King [Olav V of Norway](/source/Olav_V_of_Norway) and [Princess Märtha of Sweden](/source/Princess_M%C3%A4rtha_of_Sweden).{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/1952-olympic-silver-medalist-ferner-dies-114340824.html |title=1952 Olympic silver medalist Ferner dies |publisher=news.yahoo.com |date=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002442/http://news.yahoo.com/1952-olympic-silver-medalist-ferner-dies-114340824.html |archivedate=5 March 2016}} The couple had five children: * Cathrine Ferner (b. 22 July 1962, Oslo),{{Citation |title=Johan Martin Ferner |date=2023-08-22 |work=Store norske leksikon |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Martin_Ferner |access-date=2024-05-21 |language=no}} married 9 December 1989 in Oslo, Arild Johansen (b. 18 June 1961, Oslo), and has two children: ** Sebastian Ferner Johansen (b. 9 March 1990, Oslo), married Ida Belinda Lundstrøm, and had two children: *** Nicoline Johansen (b. 2019). *** Ferdinand Johansen (b. 2021). ** Madeleine Ferner Johansen (b. 7 March 1993, Oslo), married 17 October 2022 in Oslo, Ole-Aleksander Karlsen, and has one daughter: *** Hermine Karlsen (b. 2023). * Benedikte Ferner (b. 27 September 1963, Oslo), married firstly 30 April 1994 in Oslo (divorced 1998) Rolf Woods (b. 17 June 1963, Oslo), without issue, and married secondly on 2 December 2000 in Oslo and separated in 2002, Mons Einar Stange (b. 26 May 1962, Oslo), without issue. * Alexander Ferner (b. 15 March 1965, Oslo), married 27 July 1996 in [Holmenkollen](/source/Holmenkollen) Kapell, Oslo, Margrét Gudmundsdóttir (b. 27 March 1966, [Reykjavík](/source/Reykjav%C3%ADk), [Iceland](/source/Iceland)), and has two children: ** Edward Ferner (b. 28 March 1996, [Bærum](/source/B%C3%A6rum), Norway). ** Stella Ferner (b. 23 April 1998, [Bærum](/source/B%C3%A6rum), Norway). * Elisabeth Ferner (b. 30 March 1969, Oslo), married 3 October 1992 in Oslo, Tom Folke Beckmann (b. 14 January 1963, Oslo), and has one son: ** Benjamin Ferner Beckmann (b. 25 April 1999, Oslo). * Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 22 October 1972, Oslo), married 4 October 2014 in Oslo, Anna-Stina Slattum Karlsen (b. 23 February 1984).:Birth announcement in ''Aftenposten'' 25 February 1984 No. 95 p. 18 and Norwegian tax lists of 2001 and 2009.{{cite web |title=OHF-styret |url=http://www.ohf.no/default.asp?m=7556&s=8021 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516014418/http://www.ohf.no/default.asp?m=7556&s=8021 |archivedate=16 May 2012 |publisher=OSF}} ==Honours== ===National honours=== * {{flag|Norway}}: Knight Commander of the [Order of St. Olav](/source/Order_of_St._Olav){{Cite web |url=http://www.kongehuset.no/tildelinger.html?tid=28028&sek=27995&q=Ferner&type=&aarstall= |title=Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer}} * {{flag|Norway}}: Recipient of the [Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Haakon VII](/source/Orders%2C_decorations%2C_and_medals_of_Norway) * {{flag|Norway}}: Recipient of the [King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal](/source/Orders%2C_decorations%2C_and_medals_of_Norway) * {{flag|Norway}}: Recipient of the [King Olav V Commemorative Medal](/source/Orders%2C_decorations%2C_and_medals_of_Norway) * {{flag|Norway}}: Recipient of the [Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V](/source/Orders%2C_decorations%2C_and_medals_of_Norway) * {{flag|Norway}}: Recipient of the [Royal House Centenary Medal](/source/Norwegian_Royal_House_Centenary_Medal) ===Foreign honours=== * {{flag|Belgium}}: Knight Grand Officer of the [Order of Leopold II](/source/Order_of_Leopold_II) * {{flag|France}}: Grand Cross of the [Order of Merit](/source/National_Order_of_Merit_(France)) * {{flag|Germany}}: Commander of the [Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany](/source/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany) * {{flag|Jordan}}: Knight Grand Cordon of the [Order of Independence](/source/Order_of_Independence_(Jordan)) * {{flag|Luxembourg}}: Knight Commander of the [Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Special Class](/source/Order_of_Adolphe_of_Nassau) * {{flag|Netherlands}}: Knight Commander of the [Order of the Crown](/source/Order_of_the_Crown_(Netherlands)) * {{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Officer of the [Order of Isabella the Catholic](/source/Order_of_Isabella_the_Catholic) * {{flag|Sweden}}: Recipient of [50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI](/source/Swedish_Royal_Jubilee_Commemorative_Medals) == Ancestry == {{ahnentafel |collapsed=yes |align=center |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; |1= 1. '''Johan Martin Ferner''' |2= 2. Ferner Jacobsen (1885–1964), tailor |3= 3. Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966) |4= 4. Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907), maritime pilot |5= 5. Inger Lovise Thorsdatter (1848–1938) |6= 6. Jakob Kristian Olsen (1856-1909) |7= 7. Hulda Fossum (1861-1937) |8= 8. Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868), blacksmith |9= 9. Maren Erichsdatter (1814–1867) |10= 10. Thor Henrik Mathisen (1818–1953) |11= 11. Pernille Andersdatter (1819–1888) |12= |13= |14= |15= }} == References == {{Reflist |refs= {{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61996 |website=[Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) |title=Johan Martin Ferner |access-date=14 November 2021}} }} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Sports links}} *{{cite encyclopedia |title=Johan Martin Ferner |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |author-link=Knut Are Tvedt |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Martin_Ferner |language=no |access-date=14 November 2021}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferner, Johan}} Category:1927 births Category:2015 deaths Category:People from Asker Municipality Category:Norwegian male sailors (sport) Category:Olympic sailors for Norway Category:Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Category:Olympic silver medalists for Norway Category:Olympic medalists in sailing Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:Recipients of the Order of Leopold II Category:Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II Category:Recipients of the Ordre national du Mérite Category:Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite Category:Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Category:Recipients of the Order of Independence (Jordan) Category:Grand Cordons of the Order of Independence (Jordan) Category:Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) Category:Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Category:Commanders by Number of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Category:Sportspeople from Akershus --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Johan Ferner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ferner) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ferner?action=history)). 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