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Ole Aanderud Larsen (18 December 1884 – 6 October 1964) was a ship designer and businessman from Norway.
Larsen was born in Tønsberg and died in Sandefjord, in the county of Vestfold. Larsen is best known for designing the Endurance, the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914. [1] [2]
Larsen was the first chairman and one of the founders of Jotun Group Private Ltd., a company started by Odd Gleditsch to sell specialized paints and coatings to the shipping industry. [3] [4] Jotun has since expanded worldwide and now sells a diverse range of paints and coatings for all kind of industries. [5]
References
- ^ "Endurance - Ships of the Polar Explorers". coolantarctica.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "1913 Ds/Bark Polaris (Endurance)". skipshistorie.net. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "Jotun A/S". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Odd Gleditsch". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Jotun Kemiske Fabriker A/S". Jotun. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
Related reading
- Lansing, Alfred. (1999) 2nd ed. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Carroll & Graf Publishers) ISBN 0-7867-0621-X
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Ole Aanderud Larsen (18 December 1884 – 6 October 1964) was a ship designer and businessman from Norway.
Larsen was born in Tønsberg and died in Sandefjord, in the county of Vestfold. Larsen is best known for designing the Endurance, the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914. [1] [2]
Larsen was the first chairman and one of the founders of Jotun Group Private Ltd., a company started by Odd Gleditsch to sell specialized paints and coatings to the shipping industry. [3] [4] Jotun has since expanded worldwide and now sells a diverse range of paints and coatings for all kind of industries. [5]
References
- ^ "Endurance - Ships of the Polar Explorers". coolantarctica.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "1913 Ds/Bark Polaris (Endurance)". skipshistorie.net. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "Jotun A/S". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Odd Gleditsch". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Jotun Kemiske Fabriker A/S". Jotun. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
Related reading
- Lansing, Alfred. (1999) 2nd ed. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Carroll & Graf Publishers) ISBN 0-7867-0621-X
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