Johan Ferner

Norwegian businessman and sailor (1927–2015)

Ingeborg Hesselberg-Meyer

(m. 1953; div. 1956)

(m. 1961)

RelativesFinn Ferner (brother)Sports career

Medal record

Sailing

Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	6 metre class

Johan Martin Ferner (né Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,^[1] together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.^[2] He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway and Princess Ragnhild.^[1]

Family

Johan Ferner was the son of master tailor Ferner Jacobsen (1884–1964), who established a department store in Oslo, and his wife, Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966). He inherited the department store in 1964. Ferner was originally his father's given name and was adopted as a family name by Johan Martin Ferner and his siblings.^[1] His grandfather was maritime pilot Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907) from Tjøme, son of blacksmith Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868).

Marriages and children

Firstly, on 20 January 1953, Johan Ferner married artist Ingeborg 'Bitte' Hesselberg-Meyer (later Rostad; 1931–1997). They divorced in 1956. He then remarried at Asker Church outside Oslo on 12 January 1961 to Princess Astrid of Norway, the second daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.^[3]

The couple had five children:

Cathrine Ferner (b. 22 July 1962, Oslo),^[4] 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).
  - Nicoline Johansen (b. 2019)
  - Ferdinand Johansen (b. 2021)
- Madeleine Ferner Johansen (b. 7 March 1993, Oslo), married 17 October 2022 in Oslo, Ole Aleksander.
  - Hermine Aleksander (b. 2023)
Benedikte Ferner (b. 27 September 1963, Oslo),^[4] 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),^[4] married 27 July 1996 in Holmenkollen Kapell, Oslo, Margrét Gudmundsdóttir (b. 27 March 1966, Reykjavík, Iceland), and has two children:
- Edward Ferner (b. 28 March 1996, Bærum, Norway).
- Stella Ferner (b. 23 April 1998, Bærum, Norway).
Elisabeth Ferner (b. 30 March 1969, Oslo),^[4] 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),^[4] married 4 October 2014 in Oslo, Anna-Stina Slattum Karlsen (b. 23 February 1984).^[5] He works for the family business, Ferner Jacobsen AS.^[6]
- Fay Ferner (b. 10 July 2018)
- Fam Ferner (b. 28 January 2021)

Honours

National honours

Norway: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Olav^[7]
Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Haakon VII
Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal
Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Commemorative Medal
Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V
Norway: Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal

Foreign honours

Belgium: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
France: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
Germany: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
Luxembourg: Knight Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Special Class
Netherlands: Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown
Spain: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Sweden: Recipient of 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI

Ancestry

Ancestors of Johan Ferner

8. Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868), blacksmith

4. Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907), maritime pilot

9. Maren Erichsdatter (1814–1867)

2. Ferner Jacobsen (1885–1964), tailor

10. Thor Henrik Mathisen (1818–1953)

5. Inger Lovise Thorsdatter (1848–1938)

11. Pernille Andersdatter (1819–1888)

1. Johan Martin Ferner

6. Jakob Kristian Olsen (1856-1909)

3. Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966)

7. Hulda Fossum (1861-1937)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Johan Martin Ferner". olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
^ "1952 Olympic silver medalist Ferner dies". news.yahoo.com. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Tvedt, Knut Are. "Johan Martin Ferner". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Birth announcement in Aftenposten 25 February 1984 No. 95 p. 18 and Norwegian tax lists of 2001 and 2009.
^ "OHF-styret". OSF. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012.
^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer".