Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln (12 March 1838 – 19 June 1917) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.
Ameln was born at Bergen in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Christian Gerhard Ameln (1809-1872) and Laura Therese Pauline (Wennberg) Ameln (1817-1888). He was from a merchant family and was an uncle of Henrik Ameln and Haakon Ameln. He worked as a merchant and shipowner. He was the mayor of Bergen and was the chairman of the Bergen Chamber of Commerce.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889 representing the constituency of Bergen.
References
- Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 20. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- Olav Garvik. "Henrik Ameln". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Haakon Ameln". Hvem er Hvem? Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 16. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "Henrik Ameln". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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