Tinius Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tinius Olsen

American engineer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1845

Place of Birth: Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1932

Profession: businessperson, engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Tinius Olsen (December 7, 1845 – October 20, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor.
He was the founder of the Tinius Olsen Material Testing Machine Company, a maker of material testing machines.
He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891 for his autographic testing machine.