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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
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
The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...
on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914.
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.
Jotun has since expanded worldwide and now sells a diverse range of paints and coatings for all kind of industries.
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*Lansing, Alfred. (1999) 2nd ed. ''Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage'' (Carroll & Graf Publishers) 1884 births 1964 deaths People from Tønsberg 20th-century Norwegian engineers Boat and ship designers Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition {{norway-engineer-stub