Stener Johannes Stenersen (15 July 1835 – 7 July 1904) was a Norwegian
veterinarian
A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...
.
Stenersen was born in
Elverum in
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...
, 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 from 1853 to 1857. He then became county veterinarian in
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...
, working in
Østerdalen
Østerdalen () is a valley and traditional district in Innlandet county, in Eastern Norway. This area typically is described as the large Glåma river valley as well as all its tributary valleys. It includes the municipalities Rendalen, Alvdal, F ...
from 1857 to 1860 and
Hedmarken
Hedmarken (, ; known as ''Hedemarken'' until 2003) is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Innlandet county in Eastern Norway.
Hedmarken consists of the municipalities Stange, Hamar, Løten, and Ringsaker. In the past, it also containe ...
from 1860 to 1863. In July 1862 in
Ringsaker
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the v ...
he married Helga Hermana Heltberg (1842–1921). They had the son
Gudmund Stenersen, a painter.
In May 1883 he was hired as state agronomist in
Western Norway, with special responsibility for
stockbreeding. He was stationed in
Voss
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...
for one year, then in
Stavanger
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. He became a national expert on breeding, especially
horse breeding
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. In 1888, Stenersen wrote ''Vestlandshesten (Fjordhesten)'', the first monograph on the
Fjord horse 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.
References
1835 births
1904 deaths
People from Elverum
Norwegian veterinarians
Norwegian expatriates in Denmark
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