Jonas Øglænd [SEP] date of death
Jonas Øglænd
Jonas Øglænd (18 January 1847 – 6 October 1931) was a Norwegian merchant and industrial entrepreneur.
He was born in Høyland, as the youngest of ten siblings at a small peasant farm. After he was confirmated, he moved to Sandnes to work for two of his older brothers who had business there.
He started a small business on his own in Sandnes in 1868. In the late 1890s his sons acquired the Scandinavian agency for the bicycle brand "The World". They eventually started producing
Den Beste Sykkel
Den Beste Sykkel, (lit. "The Best Bike"), better known as DBS, is a Norwegian bicycle brand, manufactured by Jonas Øglænd AS in Sandnes, Norway.
The company was founded by Jonas Øglænd in 1892 in Sandnes, under the name of Øglænd Cyklelager. At first it was an agent for the German manufacturer Hengstberg, later also the American brand The World. 
The bicycles were assembled in Norway. In addition to this, some bicycles were also assembled under the brands