Erik Eriksen (explorer)

Biography:

Erik Eriksen was a Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør Norway. He later moved to Hammerfest Norway. Eriksen was the inventor of the grenade harpoon used in modern whaling. Erik Eriksen travelled to Tønsberg with a wooden model to commercialize the harpoon with the help of Svend Foyn. Svend Foyn patented and industrialized the harpoon.