Apr 19, 2002 the norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl, who died last night at the age of 87, sailed into history in 1947 when he crossed the pacific from peru to polynesia on a balsa wood raft. His lectures can be read in his book, sea routes to polynesia. Thor heyerdahl, norwegian anthropologist and adventurer who navigated pacific. Thor heyerdahl biography childhood, life achievements. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures. His 1947 kontiki expedition proved that the incas were capable of sailing across the pacific. Aug 22, 2018 on the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. See all books authored by thor heyerdahl, including kontiki ekspedisjonen, and akuaku. Thor heyerdahl biography life, family, parents, story.
Thor and his wife go to fatu hiva to understand what life is like without all the technologies civilisation brings. I 1947 krysset han stillehavet pa balsaflaten kontiki og fire ar senere vant han oscar for sin dokumentarfilm om ekspedisjonen. The museum presents the breadth of heyerdahls lifes work, from his first trip to fatu hiva, to the voyages with the kontiki, the ra, the ra ii and the tigris, as well as the expeditions to the galapagos islands, easter island rapa nui and tucume in peru. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Why we suddenly have a plastics crisis by chris rose of the blog featured bajanthings. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl, first edition abebooks. Reports of the norwegian archaeological expedition to easter island and the east pacific. It won the 1951 oscar for best documentary feature. The thor heyerdahl institute is a foundation whose purpose is to honour thor heyerdahl and develop new projects in his footsteps. Thor heyerdahl, norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous kontiki 1947 and ra 196970 transoceanic scientific expeditions. Pages in category thor heyerdahl the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Archaeology of easter island with contributions by thor heyerdahl, edwin n.
Thor heyerdahl books list of books by thor heyerdahl. A film documentary about the voyage and raft was released in 1950, called kontiki. And his storytelling skill turned the book kontiki into an. He acame notable for his kontiki expedeetion in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi athort the paceefic ocean in a haundbiggit raft frae sooth. Thor heyerdahl, who died in april at the age of 87, spent much of an active and sometimes inspiring life in the thrall of one good story. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. In 1962 he gave a series of lectures to the swedish society of anthropology and geography in stockholm. His father, also called thor, was a brewer, and his mother, alison, was head of the larvik area museums association. How the voyage of the kontiki misled the world about navigating the pacific smithsonian geographer doug herman explains the traditional science of traversing the ocean seas. Thor heyerdahl wurde in larvik geboren, wo sein aus christiania stammender vater eine brauerei betrieb. Thor heyerdahl, who has died of cancer aged 87, was one of the great. There is some light foxing marks to the first couple of pages.
The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and the author thor heyerdahl. The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gebundene ausgabetaschenbuchhorbuchbroschiert kontiki. He orchestrated many transoceanic expeditions in primitive boat replicas and contributed several substantial theories to the geographic and scientific communities. Thor heyerdahl books list of books by author thor heyerdahl.
As a young child, heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology, inspired by his mother, who had a strong interest in charles darwins theory of evolution. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. He and his crew of trusty not so old salts had an adventure of a lifetime. Apr 18, 2002 early love of nature thor heyerdahl was born into an upperclass family in the coastal village of larvik, norway, in 1914. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Heyerdahl giftet seg for andre gang i 1949, med yvonne dedekamsimonsen. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 er en av historiens mest kjente oppdagere. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,30. Thor heyerdahl biography norwegian adventurer, a sailor and descendent of the vikings who sailed a balsa raft, the kon tiki, across the pacific in 1947 with a crew of five. Heyerdahl recounted the epic voyage in the bestselling 1950 book kontiki. Thor heyerdahl was born on october 6, 1914 in larvik, norway. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Nar jeg moter barn, sa kjenner alle til sangen tenn lys. Thor heyerdahl aboard the kontiki photo by ullstein bildullstein bild via getty images. I 1999 lanserte norges rederiforbund the thor heyerdahl international maritime environmental award, som hvert ar hedrer aktorer innen shipping som har utmerket seg med innsats for maritimt miljoarbeid. His life was extremely interesting and he dedicated it to his work, and his thesis. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology. Though evidence against his theory grew, kontiki sailor thor heyerdahl. Apr 18, 2002 thor heyerdahl was born on 6 october 1914 in larvik a small coastal city south of oslo, where he also grew up.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous scientists, adventurers and champions of the environment. Easter island by thor heyerdahl goodreads share book. Thor heyerdahl and the voyage of the kontiki history daily. He was a great thinker and had the power of his convictions. Et barn av sin tid, men ikke rasist, skriver kon tikimuseet. He has many ideas that could or could not be proven. Heyerdahl was born in larvik, norway, the son of master brewer thor heyerdahl 18691957 and his wife, alison lyng 18731965.
A book documenting the voyage and raft was released in 1948 by thor heyerdahl, called the kontiki expedition. The kontiki museum houses original boats and exhibits from thor heyerdahls world famous expeditions. The voyage, called the tangaroa expedition, was intended as a tribute to thor heyerdahl, as well as a means to monitor the pacific oceans environment. Han fryktet at livene til heyerdahls barn skulle komme i fokus og bli.
At the time, heyerdahl was lecturing and raising funds to support his book. Til about thor heyerdahl, norwegian explorer who crossed the atlantic and pacific oceans in historically accurate boats that he built. Hun hjalp til med organiseringen av raekspedisjonen, og tok ogsa ansvar for redningsaksjonen da flaten truet med a synke. Allerede i 1944 skriver thor heyerdahl til sin kone liv, at sa snart krigen. There he shed the conventions of normal life including the completion.
He was highlighting how thor heyerdahl back in 1970 shocked the world with reports of midocean pollution. Thor heyerdahl october larvik, norway april colla micheri, italy was a norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He was willing to put it all on the line to test his theories. Thor heyerdahl should be a role model for all humans. It was not until 1986 that he returned to easter island, this time with a czech. Heyerdahl s writing grabbed me and took me along on their voyage. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahl s birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Apr 18, 2002 thor heyerdahl var en norsk etnograf og zoolog. His bestselling book kontiki inspired a new generation of scholarsmany of.
Ferdonjr editors, william mulloy, arne skjolsvold and carlyle s. Thor heyerdahl, horoscope for birth date 6 october 1914, born. Senere gjennomforte han lignende ekspedisjoner med sivbatene ra, ra ii og tigris, hvor han ogsa formidlet et sterkt engasjement for miljo og verdensfred. He was married to jacqueline beer, yvonne dedekamsimonsen and liv coucherontorp. He was a director and writer, known for akuaku 1960, galapagos 1955 and kontiki 1950.
I have most of his books and he lives what he believes to be possible. Nov 28, 2001 thor heyerdahl is a very influential explorer. The book describes the 19551956 norwegian archaeological expeditions investigations of polynesian history and culture at easter island, the austral islands of rapa iti and raivavae, and the marquesas islands of nuku hiva and hiva oa. The famous norwegian anthropologist thor heyerdahl led the first archaeological expedition to easter island in 195556. Thor heyerdahl s grandson, olav heyerdahl, retraced his grandfathers kontiki voyage in 2006, as part of a sixmember crew.
Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian explorer, adventurer, and ethnologist. He believed that, long before columbus, early ocean. I remember going to the paso robles library and handling the book back then, but never reading it until now. Heyerdahl is notable for his kontiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. Adam driver is up for an oscar this year for marriage story. Thor heyerdahl has 40 books on goodreads with 49653 ratings. He is a great adventurer, i dont think i could ever do what he did thor describes his surroundings in such great detail it really brings everything to life. October 6, 1914 aprile 18, 2002 wis a norse adventurer an ethnografer wi a backgrund in zoology, botany, an geografie. In the footsteps of adam, which is actually his autobiography he leads the reader through his early life, the middle age, and up to the point when the book was written in 2000something. Nov 16, 1989 this handsome volume is the story of thor heyerdahls love of a mysteryand of an island and its people. Overall a near fine copy and scarce signed by the author with the band. Til thor heyerdahl traveled over 4000 miles across the pacific ocean in a wooden raft to demonstrate his theory that polynesians came from south america. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl.
Over thirty years ago, the man who did such important, pioneering work in kontiki wrote another bestselling book, akuaku, about easter island. Han fryktet at livene til heyerdahls barn skulle komme i fokus og bli utlevert. By raft across the south seas has been translated into 70 languages. Thor heyerdahl was one of the twentiethcenturys most famous adventurers and he recreated many ocean voyages made by ships based on ancient designs. His father, thor, was president of a brewery and a mineral water plant, and his mother, alison lyng heyerdahl, was chairman of the larvik museum. Hun og thor heyerdahl fikk tre dotre sammen, men ogsa dette ekteskapet endte i skilsmisse i 1969.
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