Per Kure
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Per Kure was an electrical engineer and businessman. He established the company Per Kure
in 1897 as a retailer of electric ovens. From 1911, the company started manufacturing such products. He was leader of the Federation of Norwegian Manufacturing Industries
and Norsk Elektroteknisk Forening, and later chairman of the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
.
Per Kure (company)
A/S Per Kure, variously also known as A/S Per Kure Norsk Motor- og Dynamofabrikk and ASEA–Per Kure, was a manufacturer first of electric heaters and later of transformers. Founded by Per Kure in 1897, it was for most of its history based at Hasle in Oslo, Norway...
in 1897 as a retailer of electric ovens. From 1911, the company started manufacturing such products. He was leader of the Federation of Norwegian Manufacturing Industries
Federation of Norwegian Manufacturing Industries
The Federation of Norwegian Manufacturing Industries was an employers' organisation in Norway, organized under the national Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. On 1 January 2006 it was merged with the Federation of Norwegian Process Industries to form the Federation of Norwegian Industries.It...
and Norsk Elektroteknisk Forening, and later chairman of the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology is a science museum located in Oslo, NorwayThe museum as an institution was founded in 1914 as a part of the commemoration for the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, but it was not until 1932 that the museum was first opened, in the...
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