Eigil Knuth

Eigil Knuth
Born
Eigil Knuth

(1903-08-08)8 August 1903
Klampenborg, (near Copenhagen, Denmark)
Died12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 92)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeBispebjerg Cemetery, in Copenhagen
NationalityDanish
Known forExplorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer
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Count Eigil Knuth (8 August 1903 – 12 March 1996) was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor ("elder statesman") of Danish polar explorers.[1] His archaeological investigations were made in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland.[2][3] Knuth was made a Knight of the Dannebrog.[4]

  1. ^ Huntford, Roland (April 6, 1996). "Obituary:Count Eigil Knuth". The London Independent. Retrieved 2009-02-19. [dead link]
  2. ^ Erwin, John C. (June 1, 2004). "The Northernmost Ruins of the Globe: Eigil Knuth's archaeological investigations in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland.(Reviews: Book Review)". Arctic. 57 (2). Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary: 214–215. doi:10.14430/arctic539. ISSN 0004-0843. OCLC 107784151.
  3. ^ Grønnow, Bjarne; Jens Fog Jensen; Christyann M Darwent (2003). The northernmost ruins of the globe: Eigil Knuth's archaeological investigations in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland. Copenhagen: Danish Polar Center. ISBN 87-90369-65-3.
  4. ^ Apollonio, Spencer (September 2008). Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland. University of Calgary Press. pp. 283. ISBN 978-1-55238-240-0. Medal eigil Knuth.