Olaf Stang
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Olaf Stang was a Norwegian engineer.
He was born in Kristiania
. He was a second cousin once removed of Axel Heiberg Stang
and Thomas Stang, and one of his aunts married Johan Peter Weisse
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From 1920 to 1939 he was head of bridge construction in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
. He is best known for his design of suspension bridge
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He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. He was a second cousin once removed of Axel Heiberg Stang
Axel Heiberg Stang
Axel Heiberg Stang was a Norwegian who was appointed councillor of state in the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling , and minister ....
and Thomas Stang, and one of his aunts married Johan Peter Weisse
Johan Peter Weisse
-Personal life:He was born in Fluberg as a son of physician Joachim Frederik Weisse and his wife Grethe Fleischer. His grandfather had migrated to Norway from Brandenburg. The family moved to Trondhjem in 1833....
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From 1920 to 1939 he was head of bridge construction in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...
. He is best known for his design of suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
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