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About Halvor Blinderen
- Halvor Blinderen (16 June 1733 – 29 June 1804) was a Norwegian farmer noted for his progressive cultivation of plants. Halvor Haagensen Blinderen was born at Aker in Akershus at the family farm Nedre Blindern gård.
- Blindern developed the farm as a model for new operating methods of agriculture.
- He experimented with different crops and fruit cultivation He experimented with apricot, cherry trees and garden vegetables as well as beekeeping.
- He is most associated with his production of large quantities of potatoes.The square Halvor Blinderns plass in Oslo is named after him, and a marble bust of him was erected on Blindernveien in St.
- Hanshaugen in Oslo.
- The Main Building at Nedre Blindern has served as a rectory since 1856 and from 2000 the residence of the Bishop of Oslo.
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