Statue # 17

This is a statue of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen (1863 – 1956). He was a Norwegian shipowner and politician from Stavanger. He founded his own shipping company in 1887, Sigval Bergesen. Bergesen was member of Stortinget from 1903 to 1909. He held also several important board positions, among these chairman of the board of the Norwegian America Line from 1929 to 1939.