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Nov 17, 1849 Died on 11 Jan 1909 (aged 59)
Norwegian inventor
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About Torkel Lende
- Torkel Jonson Lende (17 November 1849 – 11 January 1909) was a Norwegian inventor. In his young days he was a schoolmate of Arne Garborg.
- Like Garborg he took up teacher's studies, but he quit early to become an inventor.
- He first made inventions for small-scale home industry, but was soon picked up by the large-scale industry in Stavanger.
- Among his inventions there was a device to cut European sprat for the tinned food industry in the city.In 1873 Lende went on a tour of the Måløy area together with Sven Aarrestad; they were hired by Vestmannalaget to spread Landsmål culture.
