Einar Sverdrup, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Einar Sverdrup

Norwegian businessman

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1895

Place of Birth: Solund, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Date of Death: 13-May-1942

Profession: businessperson, engineer, mining engineer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Einar Sverdrup (18 December 1895 – 13 May 1942) was a Norwegian mining engineer and businessman.
He was the CEO of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, operating at Svalbard.
When the integrity of Svalbard was threatened during World War II, he volunteered for a military operation, but was killed in action during Operation Fritham.