a rented room in Manhattan. He died on 6 July 1955 in Austria and was buried in Austria. Legacy Næss was the maternal uncle of Carl Frederick Tandberg, the bass musician. His partner in paired skating was Freda Maier-Westorgaard of Frankenberg (c. 1890 – 1976) who died in Strasshof an der Nordbahn, Austria, in 1976. Personal bests Tournament results Between 1894 and 1900 he competed in seven tournaments: Personal 500 meters progression Between 1893 and 1894 he lowered his record in the 500 meter skate from 50.0 seconds to 46.8 seconds, setting three world records: See also List of speed skating records World record progression 500 m speed skating men References External links Alfred Naess at SpeedSkatingStats.com Alfred Næss at Findagrave 1877 births 1955 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters World record setters in speed skating Vaudeville performers Norwegian emigrants to the United States Norwegian emigrants to Austria Sportspeople from Oslo