Harald Pedersen
Norwegian metallurgist and politician
About Harald Pedersen
Lived 1888 – 1945 (aged 57). Harald Pedersen was a Norwegian metallurgist, chemical engineer, professor, entrepreneur and politician.
Harald Christian Pedersen (16 January 1888 – 17 January 1945) was a Norwegian metallurgist.
He was born in Strinda Municipality to sailor Hans Martinius Pedersen and Christine Elisabeth Andersen, and was a brother of architect Sverre Pedersen and pedagogue Marie Pedersen. He married Aasta Rollaug Rønning in 1913.
He invented the Pedersen process of refining aluminum in the 1920s which was used in Norway for over 40 years before shutting down due to it being less economically competitive than the Bayer process.
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Who was Harald Pedersen?
Norwegian metallurgist and politician (1888–1945)
When was Harald Pedersen born?
Harald Pedersen was born on 16 January 1888 in Strinda Municipality.
When did Harald Pedersen die?
Harald Pedersen died on 17 January 1945 in Trondheim.
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Harald Pedersen was a metallurgist, chemical engineer, professor, entrepreneur and politician.
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Harald Pedersen was Norwegian.
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