Charlotte Blindheim (née Undset, 6 July 1917 – 5 March 2005) was a Norwegian archaeologist. She was the first female member of the scientific staff at the University of Oslo to be permanently employed when she hired as the museum curator in 1946.[1][2]
Charlotte Blindheim | |
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 Charlotte Blindheim | |
| Born | 6 July 1917 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 5 March 2005 Oslo, Norway |
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| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Viking archaeology |
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Biography
editShe was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Sigge Pantzerhielm Thomas (1886-1944) and Signe Dorothea Undset (1887-1973). Her father was a classical philologist and lecturer at the University of Oslo. She completed a master's degree in archaeology in 1946 at the University of Oslo, writing her thesis on Viking costume and jewellery. She was subsequently hired as a curator at the University as the museum's first permanently employed female member of scientific staff.[2][3]
As an archaeologist, Blindheim became particularly known for her work with the excavations at Kaupang in Skiringssal in the former municipality of Tjølling (now Larvik in Vestfold). Excavations were started systematically in the spring of 1950 and continued until the first half of the 1970s. In 1968 she became a curator in Vestfold, a position which she retained until her retirement in 1987.
Awards
editBlindheim received the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold during 1987.[4][5]
Personal life
editBlindheim was the maternal granddaughter of archaeologist, Ingvald Undset (1853-1893) and the niece of novelist Sigrid Undset, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1928. She was married to medieval art historian Martin Edvard Blindheim (1916-2009). She died during 2005 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo.[2][6][7][8]
Selected works
edit- Blindheim, Charlotte; (1953) Kaupang : markedsplassen i skiringssal (Oslo: Norsk arkeologisk selskap)
- Blindheim, Charlotte; Tollnes, Roar L. (1972) Kaupang: Vikingenes Handelsplass (Oslo: Mortensen) ISBN 9788252700558
- Blindheim, Charlotte; (1977) Vikingtog og vikintid : en innføring i bilder og tekst for undervisningsbruk (Oslo: Schibsted Forlag) ISBN 8251605997
- Blindheim, C.; Heyerdahl-Larsen, B., and Ingstaf, A. S. (1998) Kaupang-funnene, Volume 2, Part 1 (Oslo: University of Oslo) ISBN 9788271811129
References
edit- ^ Sarunas Milisauskas. Historical Observations on European Archaeology. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4419-6632-2.
- ^ a b c "Charlotte Blindheim". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Sigge Pantzerhielm Thomas". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kaupang Prosjektet" (PDF). Cultural History Museum. University of Oslo. 21 December 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kongens fortjenstmedalje". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Erla Bergendahl Hohler (2010). "Martin Blindheim 1916 –2008". Collegium Medievale. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Bergljot Solberg. "Ingvald Undset". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Liv Bliksrud. "Sigrid Undset". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.