Jens Essendrop

Jens Essendrop (24 November 1723 – 12 December 1801) was a Norwegian clergyman, mining official and topographical writer. He was born in Christiania, a son of priest Søren Essendrop and Pauline Holst. He served as mining officer (Norwegian: overbergamtsforvalter) in Kongsberg from 1771. His work Physisk Oeconomisk Beskrivelse over Lier Præstegield introduced the topographical descriptions of parishes as a literary genre in Norway, and became a model for succeeding writers.^[1][2]

Jens Essendrop
Born	(1723-11-24)24 November 1723 Christiania, Norway
Died	12 December 1801(1801-12-12) (aged 78)
Education	Theology
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen[1]
Occupation(s)	Clergyman, mining official and topographical writer