Reidar Smestad

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

After studying mining engineering at Heidelberg University[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]

References

  1. ↑ http://schyberg.net/Gedi_ole/en/Gedi0008.html#I393
  2. ↑ http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft/person/pf01036384001582
  3. ↑ Digitalarkivet. "Reidar Smestad - Folketelling 1910 for 0233 Nittedal herred - Digitalarkivet - Arkivverket". digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  4. ↑ http://fronhistorielag.com/2013/10/03/kleberstein-i-kvam/
  5. ↑ Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune: Reidar Smestad.
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