Alfred Jørgen Bryn (29 May 1862 – 3 August 1937) was a Norwegian patent engineer.

Personal life

Bryn was born in

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as the son of Thomas Bryn and Kristine Emilie Karoline Richter. He was a grandson of

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Father

Thomas Bryn Thomas Bryn (29 March 1782 – 6 September 1827) was a Norwegian jurist, magistrate and civil servant. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Thomas Bryn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Bryn was th ...

, a brother of

Knud Bryn Knud Ørn Bryn (15 March 1855 – 28 May 1941) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist. He was one of the pioneers in the development of modern hydropower plants in Norway. Biography Bryn was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of ...

and Halfdan Bryn, and the father of

Alf Bonnevie Bryn Alf Bonnevie Bryn (26 August 1889 – 12 September 1949) was a Norwegian patent engineer, mountaineer, golf player, novelist and non-fiction writer. Personal life Bryn was born in Kristiania, the son of Alfred Jørgen Bryn and a grandson of ...

Career

In 1887 Bryn established the office ''Bryns Patentbyrå'', which he managed for fifty years. Among his publications are ''Om patenter'' from 1894, ''Raadhuset og Piperviks-reguleringen'' from 1916, ''Varemerket'' from 1929, and ''Retten i oppfinnelser efter norsk lov'' from 1932.

References

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