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Svend Foyn

1809 - 1894

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Svend Foyn has received more than 68,400 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Svend Foyn is the 521st most popular businessperson (down from 326th in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Norway (down from 238th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Businessperson.

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  • 44.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Svend Foyn ranks 521 out of 601. Before him are Robert Trump, Benjamin Vulliamy, Marvin Heemeyer, Richard DeVos, Joel Glazer, and Kevin Systrom. After him are Francesc Xavier Bultó, Allan Williams, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Li Shufu, Indra Nooyi, and Steve Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Svend Foyn ranks 61. Before him are Santiago Derqui, Aleksey Koltsov, Nestor Kukolnik, Nicolaas Pieneman, Thomas Campbell Eyton, and Louis Meijer. After him are Juan Antonio Pezet, Ștefan Golescu, George Engelmann, Sterling Price, Francis Walker, and Robert M. T. Hunter. Among people deceased in 1894, Svend Foyn ranks 80. Before him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Kitamura Tokoku, Lobengula, George Inness, John Sparrow David Thompson, and Remigio Morales Bermúdez. After him are R. M. Ballantyne, José Eugenio Ellauri, Nathaniel P. Banks, George Peter Alexander Healy, and George Stoneman.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Svend Foyn ranks 361 out of 927. Before him are Jørgen Løvland (1848), Rolf Holmberg (1914), Simon Slåttvik (1917), Reidar Liaklev (1917), Anita Thallaug (1938), and Henry Johansen (1904). After him are Petter Hugsted (1921), Odd Lundberg (1917), Jon Ola Sand (1961), Finn Kalvik (1947), Liv Grete Skjelbreid (1974), and Asbjørn Ruud (1919).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Norway

Among businesspeople born in Norway, Svend Foyn ranks 3. Before him are Max Manus (1914) and Johan Anker (1871). After him are Terje Hauge (1965) and Håkon Wium Lie (1965).

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