Ole Aanderud Larsen Explained

Ole Aanderud Larsen (18 December 1884  - 6 October 1964) was a ship designer and businessman from Norway.

Larsen was born in Tønsberg and died in Sandefjord, in the county of Vestfold. Larsen is best known for designing the Endurance, the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914.^{[1] [2]}

Larsen was the first chairman and one of the founders of Jotun Group Private Ltd., a company started by Odd Gleditsch to sell specialized paints and coatings to the shipping industry.^{[3] [4]} Jotun has since expanded worldwide and now sells a diverse range of paints and coatings for all kind of industries.^[5]

Related reading

• Lansing, Alfred. (1999) 2nd ed. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Carroll & Graf Publishers)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Endurance - Ships of the Polar Explorers. coolantarctica.com. August 1, 2017.
2. Web site: 1913 Ds/Bark Polaris (Endurance). skipshistorie.net. August 1, 2017.
3. Web site: Jotun A/S. Store norske leksikon. January 1, 2017 .
4. Web site: Odd Gleditsch. Store norske leksikon. January 1, 2017 .
5. Web site: Jotun Kemiske Fabriker A/S. Jotun . January 1, 2017 .