Lorentzen, Ragnhild Alexandra b. June 9, 1930 d. September 16, 2012 Princess of Norway. She was the oldest child and daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden, granddaughter of King Haakon VII of Norway, great-granddaughter of King Edward VII of England, and member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg. She was the first Norwegian princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years. On May 15, 1953, she married Erling Sven Lorentzen, a shipping magnate and army officer who served as her bodyguard during World War II after the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Asker Church, Asker, Akershus County, Norway
Nansen, Fridtjof b. October 10, 1861 d. May 13, 1930 Fridtjof Nansen was born in Store Froen, Norway, near the town of Christiania. He was a famous Norwegian Explorer, Scientist, Diplomat and Humanitarian of his Era. He made his first Voyage to Greenland waters in a Sealing Ship in 1882. In 1888 he suceeded in crossing the Greenland icefield on ski's from East to West with five others...Otto Sverdrup, Olaf Dietrichson, Kristian Kristiansen Trana, Samuel Balto and Ole Nielsen Ravna. In 1893 he sailed to the Artic in a round-hulled ship called a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bonnie Knapp- Wichita, Kansas) Lysaker Garden Cemetery, Lysaker, Akershus County, Norway Plot: Fridtjof Nansen Tomb
b. August 26, 1904 d. February 27, 2001
