Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes

Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (28 August 1856 – 17 January 1930) was a Norwegian horticulturist and politician.

Born in Ulvik, Hjeltnes worked to spread horticulture in Western Norway in general, especially fruit growing. He founded his own horticultural school, and managed it from 1901 to 1918.[1] Later, Olav H. Hauge would attend the school.[2]

He also served as a politician, and was involved in nation building.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hjeltnes, Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. ↑ Stegane, Idar. "Hauges liv og dikting" (in Norwegian). HT08 AS. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.


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