Christian Steenstrup (December 2, 1873 – November 28, 1955) was a Danish inventor who invented the

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unit while Chief Engineer at

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, and held over 100 patents.New York Times:C. STEENSTRUP, INVENTOR, DIES; Retired G. E. Consultant, 81, Developed a Refrigeration UnituHeld 128 Patents;November 30, 1955
IDSA;G.E. Monitor Top Refrigerator (1927)
His improvement to the refrigerator sent the sales of the G.E. Monitor Top refrigerator soaring. Streenstrup immigrated to the US in 1894.

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