His father, also called thor, was a brewer, and his mother, alison, was head of the larvik area museums association. 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. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. More recently, heyerdahl was invited to return to easter island and there confronted the conundrum of the famous, haunting. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Early love of nature thor heyerdahl was born into an upperclass family in the coastal village of larvik, norway, in 1914. Quoting from the text of thor heyerdahls lecture to the swedish society of anthropology and geography, on the easter island statues, he says, at some unidentified date prior to ad 380, the first settlers landed on easter island, and found a verdant island covered by trees, shrubs, and. It was heyerdahls first voyage on an improbable craft over a challenging and dubious route. My mother, liv coucheron torp, was married to thor heyerdahl, the norwegian scientist and explorer whose kontiki expedition in 1947 became one of the great enduring adventure stories of all time. See more ideas about thor, adventure and easter island. The kontiki museum houses original boats and exhibits from thor heyerdahls world famous expeditions. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over 100,000 booksellers and 60. Professorship, masters degree, the thor heyerdahl summer school conferences. Thor gives enough information to really get the imagination going. Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer known for voyages such as the kontiki expedition, in which he sailed a raft across the pacific ocean.
The book is a turquoise cloth with an impression of a polynesian carving on the front cover and gold lettering on the spine. The men and especially thor heyerdahl wanted to prove that south americans could reach the polynesian islands by raft using only the tools available in. 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. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology.
Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian explorer, adventurer, and ethnologist. In search of our beginnings by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thor heyerdahls kontiki voyage on the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahl s birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahl s astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. 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. Heyerdahl synonyms, heyerdahl pronunciation, heyerdahl translation, english dictionary definition of heyerdahl. Thor heyerdahl biography childhood, life achievements. Thor heyerdahl has 40 books on goodreads with 50003 ratings. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl, rand mcnally, first edition, book club edition, february, 1950. Thor heyerdahl was one of the twentiethcenturys most famous adventurers and he recreated many ocean voyages made by ships based on ancient designs. Once his book about the kon tiki expedition was published in russian and allowed to circulate, it inspired a great deal of controversy.
Flaten og ekspedisjonen var ment som en hyllest til thor heyerdahl og hans kontikiekspedisjon. Tangaroaekspedisjonens mal var okt engasjement for forurensning og global spredning. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. This handsome volume is the story of thor heyerdahls love of a mysteryand of an island and its people. The thor heyerdahl institute is a foundation whose purpose is to honour thor heyerdahl and develop new projects in his footsteps. His book are at the top of the list of books that have taken me on great adventures and they are all nonfiction. 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. Tangaroa er en flate som ble bygget i balsatre og i 2006 seilt i farvannet av thor heyerdahls kontikiekspedisjon fra 1947. Thor heyerdahl thor heyerdahl used books, rare books and new books find all books by thor heyerdahl and compare prices. Thor heyerdahl article about thor heyerdahl by the free. His 1947 kontiki expedition proved that the incas were capable of sailing across the pacific.
Every year since 2006 the thor heyerdahl institute has organised a conference on an important contemporary global issue. Sometimes thor made me laugh with some of his comments as he likes his readers to know he is the boss of the expedition. He believed that, long before columbus, early ocean. Once the tug determined they were clear, it left them, and they had no other help from a. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a vipera berus as the main attraction. He once noted that he did not share from birth the affinity for the sea that his norwegian heritage and lifelong work might. Thor heyerdahl ranks very high on my list of authors. Thor heyerdahl was born on 6 october 1914 in larvik a small coastal city south of oslo, where he also grew up. This excerpt from heyerdahls memoir in the footsteps of adam describes the strong political opposition that he faced on his. He was married to jacqueline beer, yvonne dedekamsimonsen and liv coucherontorp. The famous norwegian anthropologist thor heyerdahl led the first archaeological expedition to easter island.
Ekspedisjonen skulle vise at folk for lenge siden kunne ha. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a. Over thirty years ago, the man who did such important, pioneering work in kontiki wrote another bestselling book, akuaku, about easter island. See all books authored by thor heyerdahl, including kontiki ekspedisjonen, and akuaku. You can find information about the thor heyerdahl international day conferences on our website. He died on april 18, 2002 in colla micheri, liguria, italy. This is a highly used, highly collectible, hardcover book. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Thor heyerdahl, norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous kontiki 1947 and ra 196970 transoceanic scientific expeditions.
It was heyerdahl s first voyage on an improbable craft over a challenging and dubious route. He was a director and writer, known for akuaku 1960, galapagos 1955 and kontiki 1950. Thor heyerdahl, who has died of cancer aged 87, was one of the great individualistic standardbearers of mid20thcentury adventure. He studied zoology and geography at oslo university. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous scientists, adventurers and champions of the environment. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures. Til thor heyerdahl traveled over 4000 miles across the. Thor heyerdahl books list of books by author thor heyerdahl.
In the footsteps of adam by thor heyerdahl20011004. Thor heyerdahl biography life, family, parents, story. The voyages were chronicled in both a book and a film documentary. Akuaku, the secret of easter island heyerdahl, thor. Tangaroa fullforte ekspedisjonen fra peru til atollen raroia 31. Theres some good pictures in there too, although you can tell the book was written a while ago. He carried out research in the marquesas islands in 193738 and studied the indigenous peoples of british columbia in 193940. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Thor heyerdahl memoirs of thor heyerdahl first encounters in the soviet union. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography he became 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.
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. By raft across the south seas has been translated into 70 languages. Thor heyerdahl was born on october 6, 1914 in larvik, norway. Ra is the story of heyerdahls voyage from north africa to south america in a 45 ft papyrus boat modelled on those depicted in the pharoahs wall paintings. The ra expeditions by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Buy early man and the ocean by heyerdahl, thor isbn. In the book, heyerdahl says that the peruvian minister of marine had ordered a tug boat to tow the barge out to where it would be clear of coastal traffic. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thor heyerdahl books online. In order to prove another theory, that trade and migration could have connected mesopotamia with the indus valley, he built another reed boat, entitled the. At the same time he studied privately polynesian culture and history, consulting the then worlds largest private collection of books and papers on polynesia. As a young child, thor heyerdahl established a strong interest in zoology. Heyerdahl definition of heyerdahl by the free dictionary.
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