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Asmund Ekern
Asmund Ekern (16 January 1930 – 9 August 2015) was a Norwegian biologist who specialized in livestock nutrition.
He was born in Biri and graduated from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1956. He was subsequently hired there and to continue his education, taking the licentiate degree in 1961 and the doctorate in 1973 as well as a master's degree at Cornell University in 1962. He worked at the Norwegian College of Agriculture as an associate professor from 1964, and was promoted to docent in 1970 and professor
Peder Ekern
Peder Ekern (January 23, 1837 – June 25, 1899) was an American businessman and elected official.
Peder Ekern was born near the village of Biri at Gjøvik in Oppland, Norway. The son of Henrik Ekern, he was the eldest of a family of six. He emigrated to the United States in 1868 with his wife and children. They settled first in Vernon County, Wisconsin and then in Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Ekern was a merchant who also operated a flour mill