# Tinius Olsen

> Tinius Olsen 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.

*American engineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Norway
- **Born:** 1845-12-07
- **Died:** 1932-10-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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