Statue # 18

This is a statue of Christian Bjelland, who was born in 1858 in Stavanger and died in 1927. Christian Bjelland is the name that most people in Norway would associate with Stavanger as well as the canning industry. He was the founder of Chr. Bjelland & Co A/S, Norway's largest canned goods producer and amongst the largest in Scandinavia. More info here.