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Svend Foyn

1809 - 1894

Svend Foyn

Svend Foyn (July 9, 1809 – November 30, 1894) was a Norwegian whaling, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon cannon and brought whaling into a modern age. He is also recognized as a pioneer who introduced sealing to Vestfold County. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Svend Foyn is the 571st most popular businessperson (up from 632nd in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Norway (up from 458th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Svend Foyn ranks 571 out of 847. Before him are Johan Anker, Fred Karno, Mary Barra, Indra Nooyi, Adam Silver, and Anita Roddick. After him are Anil Ambani, Shahid Khan, Alexei Mordashov, Ron Woodroof, Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, and Erick Thohir.

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HPI: 54.91
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HPI: 54.89
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Mary Barra
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Adam Silver
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Svend Foyn
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 571
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HPI: 54.57
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Svend Foyn ranks 68. Before him are Andon Bedros IX Hassoun, Karl Bodmer, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Louis Meijer, Nestor Kukolnik, and Giuseppe Giusti. After him are Juan Antonio Pezet, Sterling Price, Ștefan Golescu, George Engelmann, Achille Guenée, and Fanny Kemble. Among people deceased in 1894, Svend Foyn ranks 80. Before him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Emilio Arrieta, José Eugenio Ellauri, Kitamura Tokoku, Victor Duruy, and George Romanes. After him are Lobengula, Boston Corbett, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, David Payne, George Inness, and George Peter Alexander Healy.

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Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 62
Karl Bodmer
PAINTER
1809 - 1893
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 63
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 64
Louis Meijer
PAINTER
1809 - 1866
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 65
Nestor Kukolnik
WRITER
1809 - 1868
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 66
Giuseppe Giusti
WRITER
1809 - 1850
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 67
Svend Foyn
BUSINESSPERSON
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 68
Juan Antonio Pezet
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1879
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 69
Sterling Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1867
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 70
Ștefan Golescu
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1874
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 71
George Engelmann
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1884
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 72
Achille Guenée
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 73
Fanny Kemble
ACTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 74