Who inspired the name of the Danish company founded in 1991 after the merger of a number of Scandinavian travel agents, he also was a worker at the Fore River Shipyard?
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KILROY International KILROY International A/S is a Danish company founded in 1991 after the merger of a number of Scandinavian travel agents. The company operates in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, and Poland within the areas of individual and group travel as well as education abroad. The company name is inspired by James J. Kilroy.
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James J. Kilroy James J. Kilroy (September 26, 1902 – November 24, 1962) was a worker at the Fore River Shipyard who is believed to have been the origin of the "Kilroy was here" expression.
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Jacob Jensen Jacob Jensen (29 April 1926 – 15 May 2015) was a Danish industrial designer best known for his work with Bang & Olufsen. Jensen designed numerous popular high-end consumer products, developing a functional minimalism style that formed a prominent part of the Danish modern movement. In 1958 he founded the "Jacob Jensen Design Studio." Jensen designed for other brands including Alcatel, Kirk, Boform, General Electric, International Gift Corporation, JO-JO, Labofa, Rodenstock, Rosti (Rosti Mepal), and Stentofon. His works have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and have received numerous design awards.
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Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (] ; born 27 December 1947) is the former president and CEO of The Lego Group (1979–2004). According to "Forbes", Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is the richest Dane with a net worth of $21.2 billion as of March 2017.
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Marcus Choleva Marcus Choleva (born 12 April 1933) is a Danish businessman. He was CEO of KFI (Købmændenes Finansieringsinstitut) from 1970 until 2012.
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Viggo Widerøe Viggo Widerøe (13 August 1904 – 8 January 2002) was a Norwegian aviator and entrepreneur. He founded Widerøe's Flyveselskap, Norway's third largest airline, in 1934. The airline is still in operation today.
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GASA GASA Group (Gartnernes Salgsforeninger; "co-operative marketing organisations") is a Danish company that imports and exports flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Founded in 1929 as a fruit, flowers and vegetable auction co-operative, the multinational company is headquartered in Odense. In addition to Denmark, the company has nurseries in Costa Rica, Italy, and Sweden, and sales organizations in England, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Sweden nurseries in Denmark, Sweden, and Italy, as well as sales organizations in Denmark, Holland, Germany, England, Sweden and Italy. About three-quarters of GASA's sales are exports and it is one of the biggest distributors of potted plants in Europe. The company is owned by Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (47%) and the Danish potted-plant producers (27%). The remaining 26% is owned by Gartnernes Forsikring and a number of banks. GASA Group was established in its present form in 2001 when GASA Aarhus A/S and GASA Odense-Blomster A/S established a collaboration. In 2004, the companies became GASA Group Denmark A/S.
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Jens Quistgaard Jens Harald Quistgaard (April 23, 1919 – January 4, 2008) was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades.
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Anders Eldrup Anders Eldrup (born October 30, 1948) is a Danish business leader who for years has been a central figure in Danish politics and business. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Finance, and since 2001 Eldrup has taken the position as CEO. First directing the Danish oil and gas company DONG (an abbreviation for Danish Oil and Natural Gas), then from 2006 CEO of DONG Energy - the result of one of Denmark’s largest mergers in history between DONG and five other Danish energy companies.
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Torstein Hagen Torstein Hagen (born 1943) is a Norwegian billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Viking Cruises (originally Viking River Cruises).
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Danish Distillers Danish Distillers ("De Danske Spritfabrikker") is a company that was headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark. Isidor Henius, the father of Max Henius, was one of the founders of a company that was acquired by Danish Distillers, which ended up owning "all" Danish spirits production. It is owned by the Norwegian-based Arcus Group since 2012. To avoid a dominant position in the Danish market, Arcus had to divest the brand "Brøndums Snaps" (akvavit). This brand was sold to Finland's Altia group spirits producer. The company is known for its Aalborg aquavits. It was established in 1881 by C. F. Tietgen. The building is located west of the Limfjord Bridge. Completed in 1931, it was designed in Neoclassical style by the architect Alf Cock-Clausen. It is now a Danish National Heritage site. The factory in Aalborg closed in April 2015 when production was moved to Norway.
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Torrey Mosvold Torrey Josef Mosvold (9 July 1910 – 18 October 1995) was one of Norway's leading shipping and industrial entrepreneurs.
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Knud V. Engelhardt Knud Valdemar Engelhardt (1882–1931) was Denmark's first industrial designer. Influenced by the architect Thorvald Bindesbøll, Engelhardt understood that successful production depended on both an industrial and a graphical approach. The font he developed for Gentofte's road signs is sensitive and personal but also eminently readable. From 1908 to 1910, he designed electric trams for Copenhagen with intricate detail. The vehicles were functional and cleanable in all weathers, and were well manufactured.
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ELM Denmark ELM Denmark was an environmental and sustainable development committee formed in August 1991 by a group of Danish corporations. The formation of the committee was led by Brødrene Hartmann A/S and involved the Danish National Railways, InvestMiljø, Danapak, and other key Danish companies.
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Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Feodor Kamprad (] ; born 30 March 1926) is a Swedish business magnate . He is the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture.
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Sweyn Forkbeard Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse: "Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg"; Danish: "Svend Tveskæg"; 960 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark during 986–1014.
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Tvedes Bryggeri Tvedes Bryggeri (Danish: "Tvede's Brewery" ) was a brewery on Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by Hans Jørgen Tvede in 1852, it became the largest Nordic producer of small beer in the 1880s prior to its merger with several other breweries under the name "De Forenede Bryggerier" (United Breweries) in 1891. Its buildings remained in use until 1999. They were converted into apartments in the 1990s. The two buildings that front the street (No. 140 and 152) are heritage listed.
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Fred. Olsen &amp; Co. Fred. Olsen & Co. is a shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.
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Hans Broge Hans Broge (4 December 1822 – 25 March 1908) was a Danish merchant, politician, Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and recipient of the Danish Medal of Merit. He became one of the most prominent Danish businessmen of his time and helped establish companies that became major and long-lasting enterprises. Broge particularly affected the city of Aarhus as a major employer and philanthropist and through his tenure on the city council but he also served on the Council of the State for a short period. Broge greatly expanded exports to England and did significant work in training and educating farmers to produce higher quality products. Hans Broge became known as "King Hans" or "King of the Jutes" (Danish: Jydernes Konge) due to his dominant position in the economy of Jutland.
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Christian Dyrvig Christian Peter Dyvig (born 11 October 1964) is a Danish lawyer, businessman and investor. He is the CEO and founder of C. P. Dyvig & Co. in Copenhagen.
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Thomas Fearnley (shipping magnate born 1841) Thomas Nicolay Fearnley (born 9 April 1841 in Amsterdam, died 17 May 1927 in Oslo) was a Norwegian shipping magnate, industrialist and philanthropist.
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Farmand Farmand (English: "The Trade Journal of Norway" ) was a business magazine published in Oslo, Norway, from 1891 until it was discontinued in January 1989. The name "farmand" (or "farmann") was from an old Norse word for a tradesman. It is composed of the words "far" as in to "travel far and wide" combined with the word "man". The old Norwegian king Bjørn Farmann or "Bjørn the Tradesman" bore this title.