▁more . ▁' At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁affair , ▁where ▁J ensen ▁fam ously ▁couldn ’ t ▁remember ▁a ▁thing ▁about ▁the ▁whole ▁deb acle .' ▁Later , ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁J ensen ▁argued , ▁imp laus ibly , ▁that ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁his ▁fault . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁E im skip ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁orig ins , ▁and ▁took ▁no ▁further ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁Thor ▁focused ▁on ▁making ▁Kor p úl fs sta ð ur ▁the ▁largest ▁da iry ▁in ▁I cel and . ▁He ▁put ▁considerable ▁resources ▁behind ▁this ▁and ▁achieved ▁his ▁goal . ▁Thor ▁died ▁one ▁night ▁after ▁a ▁stroke . ▁Out ▁of ▁respect , ▁his ▁numerous ▁business es ▁closed ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁fun eral , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Land ▁purch ases ▁ ▁Thor ▁became ▁noted ▁for ▁bu ying ▁up ▁large ▁tract s ▁of ▁land . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁he ▁asp ired ▁to ▁own ▁all ▁the ▁lands ▁supposed ly ▁claimed ▁on ▁Sn æ f ells nes ▁by ▁the ▁nin th - century ▁sett ler ▁B j ǫ rn ▁the ▁Eastern er , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁the ▁land ná ms men n . ▁Thus ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁bought ▁B j arn