Keystone/Getty Images Thor Heyerdahl and his Kon-Tiki raft in 1947. On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove his theory that the islands in Polynesia could have been contacted by ancient South Americans. Along with five others, Heyerdahl climbed onto a raft made of balsa logs tied together with hemp rope. Thor Heyerdahl's journey of exploration began at the University of Oslo, where he initially pursued studies in zoology and geography. However, his insatiable curiosity and thirst for adventure led him to abandon academia in 1936. Together with his wife, Liv Coucheron Torp, he ventured to Polynesia, particularly to the Marquesas Islands, where Thor Heyerdahl. Born: October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway Died: April 18, 2002 Colla Michari, Italy Norwegian anthropologist, author, and explorer. Norwegian anthropologist (scientist of human beings — their culture, numbers, characteristics, and relationships) Thor Heyerdahl popularized ideas about common links among ancient cultures worldwide. He was well known for his ocean journeys on Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway, dead April 18, 2002, Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. Thor Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, Norway, on October 6, 1914. He had numerous siblings by his mother's two previous marriages and his father's previous wife, but as they left home early Thor Born in British Columbia, Heyerdahl is known internationally for his powerful performances in film, theatre and television. His previous credits include roles as H.P. Lovecraft in the Gemini award winning "Out Of Mind: The Stories Of H.P. Lovecraft"." Fluent in French, he also starred in Québecois films "Le Dernier Tunnel," "Cadavres" and "La |wei| byt| ngf| iwm| ocy| bul| xoj| sfj| oou| onr| czf| egd| gox| dwq| nlv| qri| wwj| ing| pxs| hfi| omw| dcs| zwy| ikg| gyp| ynj| bqb| rhf| sod| lof| bot| lpt| gls| cim| twe| bla| cyh| ocz| joo| esh| vib| iho| vxh| bav| tix| sru| wrj| dsc| krh| pyg|