Thorvald Nilsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian explorer
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Place of Birth: Kristiansand, Southern Norway, Norway
About Thorvald Nilsen
- Thorvald Nilsen (6 August 1881 – 19 April 1940 ) was a Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer.He was born in Kristiansand where he attended Kristiansand Cathedral School.
- He was enrolled in the Maritime War at Karljohansvern in Horten, graduating in 1903.
- He received his skipper's certificate in 1906.He was captain of the ship Fram for Amundsen's South Pole expedition from 1910 to 1912.
- During this period the ship was also used for oceanographic observations and measurements in the south Atlantic Ocean.
- He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St.
- Olav in 1913.
- He served as a naval officer in Norway during World War I, and later settled in Buenos Aires, where he died in 1940.
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| Description | Norwegian photographer father of Robert Charles Wilse | ||
| Date of birth/death | 12 June 1865 | 21 February 1949 | |
| Location of birth/death | Flekkefjord | Oslo | |
| Work period | 1900–49 | ||
| Work location | Kristiania (Oslo), Kragerø, Seattle | ||
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| Native name | Nasjonalbiblioteket | ||
| Location | Mo i Rana, Norway | ||
| Coordinates | 59° 54' 50.56? N, 10° 43' 03.21? E   | ||
| Established | 1811/1989 | ||
| Web page | www.nb.no | ||
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