| Jens Essendrop | |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1723 |
| Birth Place: | Christiania, Norway |
| Education: | Theology |
| Alma Mater: | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation: | Clergyman, mining official and topographical writer |
Jens Essendrop (24 November 1723 - 12 December 1801) was a Norwegian clergyman, mining official and topographical writer. He was born in Christiania, a son of priest Søren Essendrop and Pauline Holst. He served as mining officer (Norwegian: overbergamtsforvalter) in Kongsberg from 1771. His work Physisk Oeconomisk Beskrivelse over Lier Præstegield introduced the topographical descriptions of parishes as a literary genre in Norway, and became a model for succeeding writers.[1] [2]