Anders Olson Jordahl, born 1878 in Norway and died 1969, was a famous inventor, entrepreneur, and artist.
In South Africa he ran a restaurant for a short time together with his friend Ivar Kreuger, but they soon sold the restaurant.[1] In Germany, also with Kreuger, he formed the company Deutsche Kahneisengesellschaft[2] in 1903.[3] It was here in 1913 that Jordahl developed the anchor channel by designing a C-shaped profile which was used as reinforcement and connection device at the same time. This was the first anchor channel ever developed.[3] The first patent for this invention was granted to Jordahl on December 11, 1913.[4]
Later in life, Jordahl lived in Millstone, New Jersey, where his last known residence was.[5]