• Bjarne Kroepelien (born 3 May 1890 in Bergen, died 28 April 1966 in Oslo) was a Norwegian wine merchant who is best known for his large collection of...
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    owned by Bjarne Kroepelien, a wealthy wine merchant in Oslo. (This collection was later purchased by the University of Oslo Library from Kroepelien's heirs...
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  • on the island of Tahiti, and was the grandson of Norwegian trader Bjarne Kroepelien. At the age of 14 he was sent to school in New Caledonia, where he...
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