Engebret Soot
Norwegian engineer
Died when: 72 years 281 days (873 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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Engebret Olsen Soot (26 May 1786 – 3 March 1859) was a Norwegian engineer.He was one of Norway's first canal builders and joined the timber channels at Otteid and Mangen-Grasmo.
He is known as the father of the Fredrikshald Canal (now known as the Halden Canal) in south-eastern Norway.He constructed locks and canals for the transport of both watercraft and timber.
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