He was born in Fredrikstad as a son of chemist Elisabeth Cappe Schram ( 1868 -- 1947 ) and Johan Fredrik Gram ( 1872 -- 1943 ) .
He was born in Fredrikstad as a son of chemist Johan Fredrik Gram ( 1868 -- 1947 ) and Elisabeth Cappe Schram ( 1872 -- 1943 ) .