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'''Halvor Blinderen''' (16 June 1733 &ndash; 29 June 1804) was a Norwegian farmer. He was born in [[Aker, Norway|Aker]], at the farm ''Nedre Blindern''. He was a pioneer in using new agricultural methods, and produced large quantities of [[potato]]es. He also experimented with [[apricot]], [[cherry trees]] and [[beekeeping]]. The square ''Halvor Blinderns plass'' in [[Oslo]] is named after him, and a marble bust of him was erected in ''Blindernveien''.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Halvor Blinderen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Halvor_Blinderen |language=Norwegian | accessdate=10 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Halvor Blinderen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Knut |last=Sprauten |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Halvor_Blinderen/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Halvor Blinderens grav1.JPG|thumb|right|300 px | Halvor Blinderen tombstone at Nedre Blindern]]
[[File:Nedre Blindern - 2009-07-15 at 11-59-10.jpg|thumb|right|300 px | Main Building at Nedre Blindern]]
'''Halvor Blinderen''' (16 June 1733 &ndash; 29 June 1804) was a Norwegian farmer noted for his progressive cultivation of plants.
<ref>[https://snl.no/Halvor_Blinderen ''Halvor Blinderen'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref>

Halvor Haagensen Blinderen was born at [[Aker, Norway|Aker]] in [[Akershus]] at the family farm ''Nedre Blindern gård''. Blindern developed the farm as a model for new operating methods of agriculture. He experimented with different crops and fruit cultivation He experimented with [[apricot]], [[cherry trees]] and garden vegetables as well as [[beekeeping]]. He is most associated with his production of large quantities of [[potato]]es.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Halvor Blinderen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Halvor_Blinderen |language=Norwegian | accessdate=10 May 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Halvor Blinderen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Knut |last=Sprauten |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Halvor_Blinderen/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

The square ''Halvor Blinderns plass'' in [[Oslo]] is named after him, and a marble bust of him was erected on ''Blindernveien'' in [[St. Hanshaugen]] in [[Oslo]]. The Main Building at Nedre Blindern has served as a [[rectory]] since 1856 and from 2000 the residence of the [[Bishop of Oslo]].<ref>[http://sognhistorielag.no/lokalt-leksikon/garder/blindern-nedre/ ''Nedre Blindern'' (Sogn kultur- og historielag)]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Blindern]]


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Latest revision as of 00:10, 19 January 2024

Halvor Blinderen tombstone at Nedre Blindern
Main Building at Nedre Blindern

Halvor Blinderen (16 June 1733 – 29 June 1804) was a Norwegian farmer noted for his progressive cultivation of plants. [1]

Halvor Haagensen Blinderen was born at Aker in Akershus at the family farm Nedre Blindern gård. Blindern developed the farm as a model for new operating methods of agriculture. He experimented with different crops and fruit cultivation He experimented with apricot, cherry trees and garden vegetables as well as beekeeping. He is most associated with his production of large quantities of potatoes.[2] [3]

The square Halvor Blinderns plass in Oslo is named after him, and a marble bust of him was erected on Blindernveien in St. Hanshaugen in Oslo. The Main Building at Nedre Blindern has served as a rectory since 1856 and from 2000 the residence of the Bishop of Oslo.[4]

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  1. ^ Halvor Blinderen (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Halvor Blinderen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ^ Sprauten, Knut. "Halvor Blinderen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ^ Nedre Blindern (Sogn kultur- og historielag)
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