Jens Essendrop (24 November 1723 – 12 December 1801) was a Norwegian clergyman, mining official and topographical writer.
He was born in Christiania, a son of priest Søren Essendrop and Pauline Holst.
He served as mining officer (Norwegian: overbergamtsforvalter) in Kongsberg from 1771.
His work Physisk Oeconomisk Beskrivelse over Lier Præstegield introduced the topographical descriptions of parishes as a literary genre in Norway, and became a model for succeeding writers.
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