Svend Foyn (July 9, 1809 – November 30, 1894) was a Norwegian whaling, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting...

Svend Foyn Bruun Sr. (1 December 1883 – 31 May 1956) was a Norwegian naval officer, ship-owner and whaler, and politician for the Conservative Party. He...

Svend Foyn Bruun Jr. (born 1 May 1926 – died 1 November 2008) was a Norwegian ship-owner and whaler. He was born in Kristiania, as a son of Svend Foyn...

and politician Svend von Düring (1915–1969), Norwegian actor Svend Engedal (1928–2001), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian...

Foyn Island, also known as Svend Foyn Island, is the second largest island in the Possession Islands, East Antarctica, lying 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west...

island is named after whaling pioneer Svend Foyn. Previous names include Walrus Eyland, Föyen's Island and Foyn Island. The island is part of the Nordaust-Svalbard...

local whaler Svend Foyn, who is recognized as the pioneer of the modern whaling industry. One of the city's most prominent residents, Svend Foyn, was a pioneer...

the Norwegian shipping magnate Svend Foyn patented and pioneered the modern exploding whaling harpoon and gun. Foyn had studied the American method in...

received their name from a young Norwegian whale-spotter in the crew of Svend Foyn, who harpooned one, mistaking it for a blue whale and was derided for...

endeavor into bankruptcy in 1867. A Norwegian, Svend Foyn, also studied the American method in Iceland. Svend Foyn, who came to be considered the 'Father of...

The name "blue whale" was derived from the Norwegian blåhval, coined by Svend Foyn shortly after he had perfected the harpoon gun. The Norwegian scientist...

County. After Foyn’s death in 1894, the whaling station was run by Foyn’s whaling company. Svend Foyn also established the Svend Foyn Chapel, in Mehamn...

his own gun. Rook runs out of bullets, and Callahan shoots Rook with a Svend Foyn harpoon cannon, impaling him. Callahan retrieve his gun and leaves with...

subsequently travelled to Tønsberg to meet with whaling and shipping magnate Svend Foyn to present him with the model of a proposed grenade harpoon. In July 1868...

named by him as "Foyn Island". The name Foyn Point is given to the southeast extremity of this feature. It is named for Svend Foyn. Defense Mapping Agency...

(1828–1907) and Maren Sibylle Bull Foyn (1840–1918). He was an older brother of Svend Foyn Bruun, and as such an uncle of Svend Foyn Bruun Jr. On the paternal...

Bagshawe in 1921-22. Named by whalers in the area after the whaling factory Svend Foyn, which was moored here during 1921-22. 64°33′S 62°00′W / 64.550°S 62...

named it for Svend Foyn, a Norwegian whaler of Tønsberg whose invention of the grenade harpoon greatly facilitated modern whaling. "Foyn Coast". Geographic...

at Langeyri on its western shore by two Norwegians named Lars Mons and Svend Foyn, and was used until whaling was prohibited in Iceland in 1915. The modern...

expedition under O. Borchgrevink, who named them after the farm of Director Svend Foyn Bruun, Sr. of the Antarctic Whaling Company at Tønsberg.  This article...

1927 and probably named after Kapt. Ola Andersen of the factory ship Svend Foyn, following the usage of Norwegian whalers that had operated in the area...

he married Maren Sibylle Bull Foyn (1840–1918), a daughter of Laurentius Føyn Jr and niece of noted whaler Svend Foyn. They had three sons and two daughters...

magnate Svend Foyn agreed to financially support an Antarctica expedition led by Henrik Bull in search of the elusive Right whale. Svend Foyn was a businessman...

experimented with an explosive harpoon in Varanger Fjord (1857–1860). In 1863 Svend Foyn invented a harpoon with a flexible joint between the head and shaft and...

industrial company from Sandefjord. It was founded in 1928 by Anders Jahre, Svend Foyn Bruun, Sr. and Anton Barth von der Lippe as Hvalfangstselskapet Kosmos...

sink when killed. The idea was modernized and perfected by Norwegian Svend Foyn. He developed a swiveling steel cannon, mounted to the bow deck of his...

shore stations in Iceland and used Roys' rocket harpoon design. Norwegian Svend Foyn (famous for later inventing the modern whaling harpoon) also studied the...

known of its function. The barque Antarctic, sent by whaling pioneer Svend Foyn and led by Henrik Johan Bull, managed to harpoon at least three minke...

conquest of Tunisia 102 m (335 ft) 15 m William D. Lawrence (later Kommandør Svend Foyn) 1874–1891 sunk Largest wooden cargo ship ever built in Canada. It passed...

scientist Age Jonsgård, stated "that Meincke was a German laborer working for Svend Foyn, inventor of the grenade harpoon. Meincke 'one day mistook a school of...