Thor Heyerdahl
1914-
Norwegian Explorer and Anthropologist
Thor Heyerdahl, nature lover and trained zoologist, made his greatest contribution to the field of anthropology, where he advanced highly deb...
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Thor Heyerdahl
1914-
Norwegian anthropologist and explorer who led several transoceanic voyages aboard primitive vessels to prove the possibility of ancient sea migrations. During his 1947 Kon-Tiki ex...
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Thor Heyerdahl
Born October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway
Scientist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl has spent much of his life trying to understand the history of people before they left written records. On...
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Through his oceanic expeditions on primitive rafts and boats, documented in books, films, and television programs, Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl (born 1914) has popularized ideas about commo...
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