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Johan Bryde (June 1858 – May 1925 was a Norwegian ship-owner, whaler and businessperson. He helped establish the first modern whaling station in the country of South Africa. The Bryde's whale is named after him.
He was born at Laurvig in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Johan Maurits Bryde (1830–1899) and Karen Nicolea Hansdatter (1837–1925). He founded a shipping company in Sandefjord in 1890. Whaling was the foremost business in Sandefjord.Later Jacob Egeland, who was the Norwegian consul to South Africa, and Johan Bryde raised money to come to Durban and start their first whaling station. Their company was named the South African Whaling Company. From 1908 Bryde managed whaling out of Southern Africa. Egeland and Bryde's partnership came to an end in 1909.
Bryde is also known as owner of the factories Gimle Oljemølle and Jotun Kemiske Fabrik, both of which went bankrupt in 1925. Jotun was resurrected by townsfellow Odd Gleditsch, Sr, who founded Jotun Kemiske Fabrik A/S in 1926.