Reidar Smestad Explained

Reidar Smestad (8 May 1888 – 29 June 1962) was a Norwegian industrialist and landowner, the son of Carl Smestad and grandson of Jacob Olssøn Smestad.^{[1] [2]}

After studying mining engineering at Bergakademie Berlin^[3], he built up a mining company with assets such as the soapstone mining facilities in Kvam, which were later acquired by Norsk Hydro and AS Granitt, as well as the soapstone facilities in Lalm.^[4]

Smestad died on 29 June 1962 and is buried at the cemetery at Ullern Church.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Individuals. schyberg.net.
2. Web site: 006 Reidar Smestad - 0035 Kvernstuen - 003 Nordby - Tellingskretsoversikt - Folketelling 1910 for 0233 Nittedal herred - Digitalarkivet. digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no.
3. Web site: Smestad. Reidar. Reidar Smestad - CV, Diplom. 2020-09-07. google.drive.
4. Web site: Kleberstein i Kvam. 3 October 2013.
5. Web site: Grav - Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune. www.begravdeioslo.no.