Albert Hiorth

Albert Karl Fredrik Hiorth (17 November 1876 – 12 September 1949) was a Norwegian engineer.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of engineer Fredrik Hiorth. He took his education at Kristiania Technical School and the University of Geneva. He was a member of the Faraday Society. After further studies abroad he settled in Asker.[1]

Hiorth was hired in Kværner in 1899, and became the CEO of Bjølvefossen in 1906. In 1909 he became the CEO of Aurlandsfaldene.[1] A devout Christian and member of the Victoria Institute, he was reputed to look to the Bible for authoritative accounts on present phenomena. He was an active lay preacher,[2] was active in the Palestine Exploration Fund and was especially interested in projects in the British Mandate of Palestine. He became known for a plan to connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Dead Sea by pipeline.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Borgen, Per Otto (2006). "Hiorth, Albert Karl Fredrik". Asker og Bærum leksikon (in Norwegian). Drammen: Forlaget for by- og bygdehistorie. p. 224. ISBN 82-91649-10-3.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Albert Karl Fredrik Hiorth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 May 2009.


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