Torkel Jonson Lende (17 November 1849 – 11 January 1909) was a Norwegian inventor.

Biography

In his young days he was a schoolmate of Arne Garborg. Like Garborg he took up teacher's studies, but he quit early to become an inventor.[1] In 1873 Lende went on a tour of the Måløy area together with Sven Aarrestad; they were hired by Vestmannalaget to spread Landsmål culture.[1]

Inventions

He first made inventions for small-scale home industry, but was soon picked up by the large-scale industry in Stavanger. Among his inventions there was a device to cut European sprat for the tinned food industry in the city.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tre jærbuar på reise i Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Torkel Lende". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2009.


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