Date of Birth: September 5, 1901
Place of Birth: Bergen, Norway
Date of Death: February 7, 1993
Place of Death: Bermuda
Ethnicity: Norwegian, distant Danish
Erling Dekke Næss was a Norwegian shipowner and businessman. He was the son of Ragnar Eide Næss and Christine Dekke. He was the brother of philosopher Arne Næss (Arne Dekke Eide Næss), and the uncle of mountaineer Arne Næss, Jr. (who was the ex-husband of singer Diana Ross and the father of actor Evan Ross).
Erling’s paternal grandparents were Ludolf Johan Eide Næss (the son of Lars Olai Næss and Elsebe Sofie Fredrikke Eide) and Aminda Caroline Bødker (the daughter of Daniel Reutzer Bødtker and Nicoline Marie Møller).
Erling’s maternal grandparents were Ananias Christopher Hansen Dekke (the son of Johan Mungaard Dekke and Christine Hansen) and Rebecca Arloug Stoltz (the daughter of Erik Christian Arlaug Stoltz and Anna Cecilia Dorothea Friis).
Source: Genealogy of Erling Dekke Næss – http://www.geni.com