Hallvard Devold

Hallvard Devold
Born8 November 1898 (1898-11-08)
Tysfjord, Norway
Died10 September 1957 (1957-09-11) (aged 58)
Karmøy, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Polar explorer, trapper, meteorologist
Known forVision to expand Norwegian sovereignty to East Greenland
One of the signs placed by Hallvard Devold in Jan Mayen
Territories of Eastern Greenland claimed by Norway until the 1933 Permanent Court of International Justice resolution.

Hallvard Ophuus Devold (8 November 1898 – 10 September 1957) was a Norwegian Arctic explorer, trapper and meteorologist. He was instrumental in the attempt to establish Eric the Red's Land in 1931. His brother Finn Devold (1902–1977) shared his vision and helped to establish a Norwegian station at Finnsbu, SE Greenland.[1]