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John Munro Longyear, Sr. (April 15, 1850 – May 28, 1922) was an American businessman and noted developer of timber and mineral lands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who became the central figure behind the Arctic Coal Company, which surveyed and mined coalfields on Spitsbergen, now Svalbard, from 1905 to 1916. This company developed a settlement on Spitsbergen able to accommodate up to around 500 people which became known as Longyear City, now Longyearbyen, adjacent Advent Bay.

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  • John Munroe Longyear (ca)
  • John Munroe Longyear (de)
  • John Munro Longyear (it)
  • John Munro Longyear (fr)
  • John Munro Longyear (en)
  • John Munroe Longyear (pl)
  • John Munro Longyear (pt)
  • John Munroe Longyear (sv)
  • Лонгйир, Джон Манро (ru)
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  • John Munro Longyear, Sr. (April 15, 1850 – May 28, 1922) was an American businessman and noted developer of timber and mineral lands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who became the central figure behind the Arctic Coal Company, which surveyed and mined coalfields on Spitsbergen, now Svalbard, from 1905 to 1916. This company developed a settlement on Spitsbergen able to accommodate up to around 500 people which became known as Longyear City, now Longyearbyen, adjacent Advent Bay. (en)
  • John Munro Longyear (Lansing, 15 aprile 1850 – Brookline, 28 maggio 1922) è stato un imprenditore e politico statunitense, attivo in campo minerario negli Stati Uniti d'America e nelle Svalbard. Fu la figura centrale della , compagnia che sfruttò i giacimenti di carbone a Spitsbergen (oggi Svalbard) dal 1905 al 1916. La compagnia stabilì un insediamento vicino all'Adventfjorden capace di ospitare fino a 500 persone, insediamento che divenne noto come "Longyear City" (oggi Longyearbyen, capitale dell'arcipelago). (it)
  • John Munroe Longyear; inna pisownia także: John Munro Longyear (ur. 15 kwietnia 1850, zm. 1922) – założyciel osady Longyearbyen na Svalbardzie. W 1906 założył Longyear City, a nazwa Longyearbyen została wprowadzona do użytku dopiero w roku 1925. John Munroe Longyear był większościowym udziałowcem firmy Arctic Coal Company z siedzibą główną w Bostonie. Longyear przybył na Svalbard w 1901 i stopniowo wykupił prawa do norweskiej firmy Tronhjem Spitsbergen Kulkompani. W 1916 roku rozpoczęła działalność prywatną norweska spółka Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, która w tym samym roku odkupiła od Longyeara prawa do osady i kopalni. Później firma wykupiła także obszary przy kopalni Svea od przedsiębiorcy szwedzkiego oraz inne tereny. (pl)
  • John Munro Longyear (Lansing, 15 de abril de 1850 – Brookline, 28 de maio de 1922) foi um investidor norte-americano, principal accionista da Arctic Coal Company, a empresa que ao iniciar a exploração de carvão na ilha de Spitsbergen, arquipélago de Svalbard, levou à formação em 1906 de Longyearbyen (em norueguês, a cidade de Longyear, em honra do seu principal fundador), hoje a capital política e económica daquelas ilhas árcticas. (pt)
  • John Munro Longyear (Lansing, 15 d'abril de 1850 – Brookline, 28 de maig de 1922) va ser un important home de negocis estatunidenc en els sectors de la fusta i dels minerals i la figura central en la companyia Arctic Coal Company la qual explorà i explotà mines de carbó a Spitsbergen, actualment anomenat Svalbard, des del 1905 al 1916. Aquesta companyia va desenvolupar un assentament a Spitsbergen capaç d'acomodar uns 500 treballadors anomenat Longyear City, el qual amb el pas dels anys va esdevenir l'actual capital de Svalbard, Longyearbyen. Aquest assentament era adjacent a la badia d'Advent. (ca)
  • John Munroe Longyear (* 15. April 1850 in Lansing, Michigan; † 28. Mai 1922 in Brookline, Massachusetts) war ein amerikanischer Holzbauunternehmer und die zentrale Figur hinter der Arctic Coal Company, die die Kohlevorkommen auf Spitzbergen zwischen 1905 und 1916 untersuchte und abbaute. Dieses Unternehmen gründete für die Bergarbeiter eine Siedlung auf Spitzbergen, die bis zu 500 Leute aufnehmen konnte. Die Siedlung wurde unter dem Namen Longyear City (heute Longyearbyen) bekannt und ist die größte Ortschaft auf Spitzbergen. John Munroe Longyear starb 1922 in Brookline, Massachusetts. (de)
  • John Munro Longyear, né le 15 avril 1850 à Lansing et mort le 28 mai 1922 à Brookline, est un homme d'affaires américain. Il est le fils de Harriet Longyear (née Munroe) et du juge et député à la Chambre des représentants . John étudie successivement au , au Georgetown College et au . Vers 1890, il est l'un des fondateurs et président du , une immense réserve (40,5 km2) de pêche et de chasse situé dans le comté de Marquette. Le 28 mai 1922, John Munro Longyear meurt chez lui, à Brookline, d'une crise cardiaque. (fr)
  • Джон Манро Лонгйир (норв. John Munroe Longyear; 15 апреля 1850, Лансинг, Мичиган, США — 28 мая 1922, Бруклайн, Массачусетс, США) — исследователь земель, богатых минералами, в Америке, а также центральная фигура в Arctic Coal Company, изучавшей Шпицберген в 1905—1916 годах. Компания принимала участие в заселении Шпицбергена людьми; в частности, она заселила около 500 человек в нынешний город Лонгйир, построенный неподалеку от Адвентфьорда. (ru)
  • John Munroe Longyear, född 15 april 1850 i Lansing, Michigan, död 28 maj 1922 i Brookline, Massachusetts, var en amerikansk affärsman och grundare av det amerikanska företaget Arctic Coal Company som bedrev gruvdrift i Longyearbyen i Svalbard. Han och Ayer grundade Arctic Coal Company 1906 och bolaget började samma sommar bygga upp Longyear City. Arctic Coal Company såldes 1916 till Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani A/S, men Longyear kvarstod som en av aktieägarna i detta företag. (sv)
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