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Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, [8] Norway, the son of master brewer Thor Heyerdahl (1869–1957) and his wife, Alison Lyng (1873–1965). As a young child, Heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology, inspired by his mother, who had a strong interest in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Thor Heyerdahl, the expedition leader, in 2000. Kon-Tiki had a six-man crew, five of whom were Norwegian; Bengt Danielsson was Swedish. [8] There existed a seventh member of the expidition, that organized the reins on land. Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002) was the expedition leader. He was also the author of the book of the expedition and the ...
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl.It recounts Heyerdahl's experiences with the Kon-Tiki expedition, where he travelled across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa tree raft.
The crew posted to their website. [ 3 ] Tangaroa's six-man crew was led by Norwegian Torgeir Higraff and included Olav Heyerdahl , grandson of Thor Heyerdahl , Bjarne Krekvik (captain), Øyvin Lauten (executive officer), Swedish Anders Berg (photographer) and Peruvian Roberto Sala. [ 4 ]
Crew member on the Kon-Tiki Resistance fighter during World War II Knut Magne Haugland , DSO , MM , (23 September 1917 – 25 December 2009 [ 1 ] ) was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway , who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.
Erik Hesselberg was born at Brevik in Telemark, Norway.He grew up at Larvik in Vestfold.He knew Thor Heyerdahl from his childhood years. Having graduated from his secondary school, Erik Hesselberg went on to a sailors' school and later worked as a professional sailor for five years, making several trips around the world.
[2] [3] [4] The experiment was conceived by Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés, who had previously been a crew member of Thor Heyerdahl's Ra expedition. The participants showed a restraint towards aggression, which frustrated Genovés and led him to start to try to create conflict, and at one point he took command of the float.
Crew member on the Kon-Tiki Torstein Pettersen Raaby (6 October 1918 – 23 March 1964) was a Norwegian telegrapher, resistance fighter and explorer. He is known as a crew member on the Kon-Tiki expedition.