Lars Knutsen
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Lars Egbert Knutsen was a shipowner and founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Limited, a Ship Chandler business located in The Strand, Swansea
, South Wales
. The company still exists but is under new management as Lars Knutsen and Clode.
Lars Knutsen was born in Arendal, Norway. He married Lilli Stray (1894–1983) in Kristiansand Norway in 1919 before emigrating to the UK. His half brother Konrad Knutsen, who emigrated to Seattle, USA, was said to be involved in the invention of the carburetor, at the time a major advance in the technology of the internal combustion engine.
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, South Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The company still exists but is under new management as Lars Knutsen and Clode.
Lars Knutsen was born in Arendal, Norway. He married Lilli Stray (1894–1983) in Kristiansand Norway in 1919 before emigrating to the UK. His half brother Konrad Knutsen, who emigrated to Seattle, USA, was said to be involved in the invention of the carburetor, at the time a major advance in the technology of the internal combustion engine.