Svend Foyn
Svend Foyn (born July 9, 1809 in Tønsberg , Norway , † November 29, 1894 in Nøtterøy , Norway) was a Norwegian whaling and shipping magnate. He was a pioneer for new methods of whale hunting and processing and, among other things, introduced the modern harpoon cannon. It is honor to Spitsbergen belonging island Foynøya that Svend-Foyn Glacier on the island of Jan Mayen , the Foyn Island off the coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land , the Foyn Point , a cape on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula , and also located there Foyn coast named.
Individual evidence
- ^ Svend Foyn's bomb-tipped harpoon fired from a gun forever changed whaling . (Marine Science. Modern Whaling)
Web links
- Article Svend Foyn . In: Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Per Thoresen: Svend Foyn . In: Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
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| SURNAME | Foyn, Svend |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian whaling and shipping magnate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1894 |
| Place of death | Nøtterøy |