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  1. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 6380670Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Apr 18, 2002 · Thor Heyerdahl. Explorer, Archaeologist. His 1947 expedition proved his theory possible that early South Americans could have settled the Pacific Ocean area. This expedition, on a balsa raft named Kon-Tiki, allowed him to cross the Pacific from Peru to Polynesia, a distance of 4,300 miles in just 101 days.

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  3. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 204127964Liv Torp Rockefeller (1916-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Liv Coucheron Torp was married to Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian Scientist and explorer whose Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947 became one of the enduring adventure stories of all time. That tale, published in 1950 came to the big screen as a documentary and an Oscar nominated drama starring Kirk Douglas.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2002/04/18 › obituariesThor Heyerdahl, Anthropologist and Adventurer, Is Dead at 87

    April 18, 2002. Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer who won acclaim navigating the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans to advance his controversial theories of ancient...

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  6. www.wikidata.org › wiki › Q133622Thor Heyerdahl - Wikidata

    Find a Grave memorial ID. 6380670. ... Thor Heyerdahl. 1 reference. ... Heyerdahl, Thor. 0 references. National Library of Israel J9U ID.

  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Thor-HeyerdahlThor Heyerdahl | Biography, Kon-Tiki, Ra, Books, & Facts

    Apr 14, 2024 · Thor Heyerdahl (born October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway—died April 18, 2002, Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous Kon-Tiki (1947) and Ra (1969–70) transoceanic scientific expeditions.

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  8. www.cbsnews.com › news › thor-heyerdahl-dead-at-age-87Thor Heyerdahl Dead At Age 87 - CBS News

    Apr 18, 2002 · Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian adventurer who crossed the Pacific on a balsa log raft and detailed his harrowing 101-day voyage in the book "Kon-Tiki," died Thursday night. He was 87. Heyerdahl...

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  10. www.economist.com › obituary › 2002/04/25Thor Heyerdahl - The Economist

    Apr 25, 2002 · Thor Heyerdahl, the Kon-Tiki man, died on April 18th, aged 87. Apr 25th 2002 |. AP. THE first publishers that were offered Thor Heyerdahl's “Kon-Tiki” thought there would be little public...

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