Thor Heyerdahl date of birth:
October 6, 1914
How old was Thor Heyerdahl when died?
87
Where was Thor Heyerdahl born?
Larvik, Norway
When did Thor Heyerdahl die?
April 18, 2002
Where did Thor Heyerdahl die?
Colla Micheri, Italy
Thor Heyerdahl body shape:
Athletic
What color is Thor Heyerdahl's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Thor Heyerdahl gay or straight?
Straight
What is Thor Heyerdahl's ethnicity?
White
What is Thor Heyerdahl nationality?
Norwegian
What is Thor Heyerdahl's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Thor Heyerdahl (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 Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8, 000 km (5, 000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between separate cultures. This was linked to a diffusionist model of cultural development. Heyerdahl subsequently made other voyages designed to demonstrate the possibility of contact between widely separated ancient people. He was appointed a government scholar in 1984.