Edward Theodore Salvesen was the son of Christian Frederik Salvesen (1827–1911), the Norwegian-born founder of the Christian Salvesen shipping line of  Leith. He was born at 20 Charlotte Street in Leith, where his father lived and worked in his early days in Scotland.
Edward Theodore Salvesen is the son of Christian Frederik Salvesen (1827–1911), the Norwegian-born founder of the Christian Salvesen shipping line. Born at 20 Charlotte Street in Leith, where his father lived and worked during his early days in Scotland.