Stener Johannes Stenersen (15 July 1835 – 7 July 1904) was a Norwegian

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. Stenersen was born in

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, Norway. He was a son of priest Gabriel Hofgaard Stenersen and Anne Birgitte Irgens. He was a nephew of theologian Stener Johannes Stenersen (1789-1835). After graduating from Christiania Cathedral School, he attended the

Royal Veterinary College of Copenhagen The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University ( da, Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, abbr. KVL) was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Denmark. It was founded in 1856 and operated until 2007, when it became a part of t ...

from 1853 to 1857. He then became county veterinarian in

, working in

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from 1857 to 1860 and

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from 1860 to 1863. In July 1862 in

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he married Helga Hermana Heltberg (1842–1921). They had the son

Gudmund Stenersen Gudmund Stenersen (18 August 1863 – 17 August 1934) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. Biography He was born in Ringsaker as a son of veterinarian Stener Johannes Stenersen (1835–1904) and Helga Hermana Heltberg (1842–1921). He was a ...

, a painter. In May 1883 he was hired as state agronomist in

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, with special responsibility for

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. He was stationed in

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for one year, then in

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. He became a national expert on breeding, especially

horse breeding Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in ...

. In 1888, Stenersen wrote ''Vestlandshesten (Fjordhesten)'', the first monograph on the

Fjord horse The Fjord Horse or Norwegian Fjord Horse ( no, fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway. It is an agile breed of light draught horse build. All Fjord horses are dun in colour, ...

native to the west coast of Norway. Other notable publications include the paper ''Alderen for Hestens Kastration'' of 1876, which earned him the Royal Veterinary College Gold Medal. He died in 1904 in Stavanger.

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1835 births 1904 deaths People from Elverum Norwegian veterinarians Norwegian expatriates in Denmark {{Norway-med-bio-stub