Kristofer Hjeltnes (other)
Kristofer Hjeltnes may refer to: *Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes (1856–1930), Norwegian horticulturist and politician *Kristofer Sjursson Hjeltnes Kristofer Sjursson Hjeltnes (1730–April 1804) was a Norwegian farmer and businessperson. Hjeltnes was born in the parish of Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Sjur Gunnarsson Ringøy (1689-1754) and Anna Christopherdotter Øydvin ...

Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes
Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (28 August 1856 – 17 January 1930) was a Norwegian horticulturist, educator and local elected official. He was born at Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. His parents, Kristofer Frimann Kristofersson Hjeltnes (1823–1910) and Marita Larsdotter Osa (1835–1911), were farmers. He attended Stend Agricultural School and Askov Højskole in Denmark. In 1884, Hjeltnes entered the Vilvorde Horticultural College (''Vilvorde Havebrugsskole'') operated by Stephan Nyeland (1845-1922). Hjeltnes worked to spread horticulture in Western Norway in general, especially fruit growing. He founded the Hjeltnes Horticulture School (''Hjeltnes hagebruksskule'') in Ulvik and managed it from 1901 to 1918. Poet gardener Olav H. Hauge Olav Håkonson Hauge (18 August 1908 – 23 May 1994) was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet. Biography Hauge was born at the village of Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. His parents Håkon Hauge (1877-1954) and Katrina Ha ...
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