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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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • (1915–1969), Norwegian actor Svend Engedal (1928–2001), Danish-born American soccer goalkeeper Svend Foyn (1809–1894), Norwegian sailor Svend Frømming (1918–1979)...
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    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...
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    the Norwegian shipping magnate Svend Foyn patented and pioneered the modern exploding whaling harpoon and gun. Foyn had studied the American method in...
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    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...
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  • his own gun. Rook runs out of bullets, and Callahan shoots Rook with a Svend Foyn harpoon cannon, impaling him. Callahan retrieves his gun and leaves with...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    the expedition. Morgenen was a Norwegian whaling ship, built in 1871 by Svend Foyn of Tønsberg, Norway. In 1901 she was purchased as a relief ship for the...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Nansen Island (redirect from Foyn Harbor)
    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...
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  • 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...
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    (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...
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    named it for Svend Foyn, a Norwegian whaler of Tønsberg whose invention of the grenade harpoon greatly facilitated modern whaling. "Foyn Coast". Geographic...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    shore stations in Iceland and used Roys' rocket harpoon design. Norwegian Svend Foyn (famous for later inventing the modern whaling harpoon) also studied the...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    Christopher Borch (1817–1896) and was donated by Svend Foyn. In the grounds of the church, a bronze statue of Svend Foyn by the sculptor Anders Svor (1864–1929)...
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    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...
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    common practices like spearfishing.[failed verification] Harpoon cannon Svend Foyn "Explosive Harpoons". whalecraft.net. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23...
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