Lars Knutsen

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Lars Egbert Knutsen (1884 - 1963) was a shipowner and founder of Lars Knutsen and Sons Limited, a Ship Chandler business located in The Strand, Swansea, South Wales. The company still exists but is under new management as Lars Knutsen and Clode - see http://www.larsknutsenandclode.co.uk/

Lars Knutsen was born in Arendal, Norway. He married Lilli Stray (1894-1983) in Kristiansand Norway in 1919 before emigrating to the UK. His half brother Konrad Knutsen, who emigrated to Seattle, USA, was said to be involved in the invention of the carburetor^{[citation needed]}, at the time a major advance in the technology of the internal combustion engine.

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