Hans Rasmus Astrup

Hans Rasmus Astrup (23 March 1939 – 23 April 2021) was a Norwegian billionaire heir, ship broker, and art collector. He was founder of the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo. Early and personal life Astrup was born in Oslo in March 1939. His parents were ship owners Nils Ebbessøn Astrup and Hedevig Stang. He was a bachelor, with no children. Career Having passed examen artium in 1958, Astrup graduated as cand.jur. in 1966. He then worked for various company outside Norway, mostly in New York City, in order to achieve qualifications in the fields of finance and shipping. When his father died in 1972, Astrup took over leadership of the ship broker company Fearnley & Egers Befragtningsforretning AS.