Nicolay Nicolaysen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolay Nicolaysen

Norwegian antiquarian and archeologist

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1817

Place of Birth: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1911

Profession: historian, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nicolay Nicolaysen (January 14, 1817 - January 22, 1911) was a Norwegian archaeologist and Norway's first state employed antiquarian.
He is perhaps best known for his excavations of the ship burial at Gokstad in 1880.