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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) abstract "Erik Eriksen (25 February 1820 - died 1888) was a Norwegian polar captain. Eriksen contributed to the invention of the grenade harpoon used in modern whaling. Erik Eriksen was born at Lyngør in Aust-Agder, Norway. In 1844, he moved to Hammerfest in Finnmark, Norway. He sailed as a helmsman and from 1846 as skipper in the surrounding fishing grounds. He also married Anna Birgitte Dehle (1825–1895) with whom he had 10 children.He later designed a whale harpoon which he carved into a wooden model. He 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 Erik Eriksen emigrated to the United States leaving his wife and children in Norway. In 1870, Svend Foyn successfully patented and pioneered the modern exploding whaling harpoon and gun. He industrialized production and use of the deck cannons and heavy-caliber harpoons. Erik Eriksen gained neither profits nor the honor for his contribution as Foyn had financed production and development of the harpoon and it was designed while Eriksen was employed by him. However, Svend Foyn did provide financial assistance to Eriksen's family in Hammerfest. Erik Eriksen later died during a blizzard in Dakota. The strait Erik Eriksenstretet between Kong Karls Land and Nordaustlandet, which he had explored, commemorates him.".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) birthDate "1820".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) birthYear "1820".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) deathDate "1888".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) deathYear "1888".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) nationality Norway.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Aust-Agder.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Norwegian_emigrants_to_the_United_States.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Dakota_Territory.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Erik_Eriksenstretet.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Finnmark.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Hammerfest.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Harpoon.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Kong_Karls_Land.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Lyngør.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Nordaustlandet.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Norway.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Svend_Foyn.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLink Tønsberg.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Erik Eriksen (explorer)".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Erik Eriksen".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) dateOfBirth "1820".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) dateOfDeath "1888".
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) name "Eriksen, Erik".
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) shortDescription "Norwegian explorer".
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) description "Norwegian explorer".
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) subject Category:Explorers_of_Svalbard.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) subject Category:Norwegian_emigrants_to_the_United_States.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) subject Category:Norwegian_polar_explorers.
- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) subject Category:People_from_Tvedestrand.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) hypernym Captain.
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- Erik_Eriksen_(explorer) comment "Erik Eriksen (25 February 1820 - died 1888) was a Norwegian polar captain. Eriksen contributed to the invention of the grenade harpoon used in modern whaling. Erik Eriksen was born at Lyngør in Aust-Agder, Norway. In 1844, he moved to Hammerfest in Finnmark, Norway. He sailed as a helmsman and from 1846 as skipper in the surrounding fishing grounds.".
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