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Helge Marcus Ingstad (born 30 December 1899 in Meråker, died 29 March 2001) was a Norwegian jurist, writer and researcher. He was the son of a former city engineer in Tromso, factory manager Olav Ingstad and his wife Olga Marie Qvam, Nord-Trøndelag, and grew up in Bergen in the early 1900s. Having trained as a cand. Jur. in 1922 he worked as a lawyer in Levanger, before he went to Canada in 1926 to live like trapper. There he lived for four years. Upon his return, he won quick fame with his debut book Trapper's Life (Pelsjegerliv), (1931). He is perhaps best known for the discovery and excavation of the Norse settlements from around the year 1000 on Newfoundland's northern tip, L'Anse aux Meadows, which showed that the Vikings 'discovered' America 500 years before Columbus did. Ingstad died at the Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, the night of 29 March 2001, at the age of 101 years.
He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, an honorary doctorate at the University of Oslo, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and at St. Olaf's College in Minnesota. In 1991 Ingstad was awarded the Grand Cross of St. Olav. He was additionally Knight of Order of Vasa, got Red Cross insignias for his efforts in Finnmark during the 2nd World War, was Norwegian government grant from 1970 and received a Norwegian Arts Council Award in 1986.
In Alaska Ingstad got the 1461 meter high mountainchain, Ingstad Mountain Brooks, named after him. The name was suggested by representatives of Nunamiut tribe in gratitude to what the Norse man had done. It was officially approved by the US Board on Geographic Names 17th April 2006.
In Canada Ingstad got the river Ingstad Creek, which flows into the Snowdrift River, named after him.
The asteroid 8993 Ingstad is also named after him.
Barr, Susan & Gjelsvik, Tore. (2019, 20. juni). Helge Ingstad. I Store norske leksikon. Hentet 17. februar 2020 fra https://snl.no/Helge_Ingstad
Rekvig, Ole Petter. (2009, 13. februar). Helge Ingstad. I Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hentet 17. februar 2020 fra https://nbl.snl.no/Helge_Ingstad
Han var æresmedlem av Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, æresdoktor ved Universitetet i Oslo, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland og ved St. Olav's College i Minnesota. Ingstad ble i 1991 tildelt Storkorset av St. Olavs Orden. Han var i tillegg ridder av Vasaordenen, fikk Røde Kors' hederstegn for sin innsats i Finnmark under den 2. verdenskrig, var norsk statsstipendiat fra 1970 og mottok Norsk kulturråds ærespris i 1986.
I Alaska har Ingstad fått det 1461 meter høye fjellet Ingstad Mountain i Brooks-kjeden oppkalt etter seg. Navnet ble foreslått av representanter for Nunamiut-stammen i takknemlighet overfor det nordmannen hadde gjort. Det ble offisielt godkjent av US Board on Geographic Names 17. april 2006.
I Canada har Ingstad fått elven Ingstad Creek, som renner inn i Snowdrift River, oppkalt etter seg.
Asteroiden 8993 Ingstad er også oppkalt etter ham.
Helge Ingstad
https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Ingstad
1899 |
December 30, 1899
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Meråker, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
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1900 |
March 4, 1900
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2001 |
March 29, 2001
Age 101
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Diakonhjemmet, Oslo, Norway
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June 19, 2001
Age 101
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Ris urnelund, Oslo, Norway
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