Thor Heyerdahl
Personal
Other names:
Job / Known for: Kon-Tiki expedition
Left traces: Kon-Tiki Museum
Born
Date: 1914-10-06
Location: NO Larvik
Died
Date: 2002-04-18 (aged 88)
Resting place: IT Colla Micheri
Death Cause: Brain tumor
Family
Spouse: Liv Coucheron-Torp, Yvonne Dedekam-Simonsen, Jacqueline Beer
Children: Thor Jr., Bjørn, Annette, Marian, Helene Elisabeth
Parent(s): Thor Heyerdahl Sr., Alison Lyng
QR Code:
Thor Heyerdahl My QR code: Thor Heyerdahl https://DearGone.com/14984
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname NoEnglish

Slogan
Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.
About me / Bio:
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer who had a background in biology, zoology, botany and geography. He became famous for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. He wanted to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between different cultures. He also organized other expeditions, such as the Ra, the Tigris, the Easter Island, and the Maldives, to test his theories of cultural diffusion and ancient migrations. He wrote several books and made documentary films about his adventures, and received many awards and honors for his contributions to science, history and exploration. He founded the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, where his vessels and objects from his expeditions are displayed. He died in 2002 at the age of 87, after a long battle with a brain tumor.
Show More

Article for Thor Heyerdahl

Died profile like Thor Heyerdahl

  • Hallvard Devold Voice of death
    Hallvard Devold
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Geirr Tveitt Voice of death
    Geirr Tveitt
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Carlo Pedersoli Voice of death
    Carlo Pedersoli
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: IT
  • Marianne Heiberg Voice of death
    Marianne Heiberg
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Vilhelm Krag Voice of death
    Vilhelm Krag
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Ola Isene Voice of death
    Ola Isene
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Take Ionescu Voice of death
    Take Ionescu
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: IT
  • Olaf Jacob Martin Luther Breda Bull Voice of death
    Olaf Jacob Martin Luther Breda Bull
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Andreas Bloch Voice of death
    Andreas Bloch
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Ove Bang Voice of death
    Ove Bang
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Peder A. Aaroe Voice of death
    Peder A. Aaroe
    Peder A. Aarøe
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: NO
  • Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan Voice of death
    Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan
    Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: IT
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up