Oluf Christian Dietrichson (3 May 1856 – 20 February 1942) was a Norwegian explorer and military officer. He was a member of the Greenland expedition of 1888 led by Fridtjof Nansen, the first documented crossing of Greenland.[1] [2]
Oluf Dietrichson was born at Skogn (now Levanger) in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. His father, Peter Wilhelm Kreidahl Dietrichson, was employed as the senior doctor at the Nord-Trøndelag Hospital. He received a military education and was commanding officer in Kristiansand from 1918 to 1924. Dietrichson continued his military career and advanced to Major General. [3][4]
In 1888, Fridtjof Nansen assembling a team for the purpose of crossing the Greenlandic ice-sheet. Dietrichson participated as a metrological surveyor, surveyor and map marker. The other participants at the Greenland expedition were Otto Sverdrup, Samuel Balto, Ole Nielsen Ravna and Kristian Kristiansen. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
References
edit- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Oluf Christian Dietrichson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Lyonel Perabo. "The Crossing of Greenland". BIVROST - bridge to arctic stories. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Asbjørn D. K. Eklo. "Oluf Christian Dietrichson" (PDF). levanger.kommune.no. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Oluf Dietrichson (1856-1942)". The Fram Museum. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Nansen, Fridtjof (1961) [1890]. På ski over Grønland. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 12.
- ^ "O.C. Dietrichson". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Otto Sverdrup". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Samuel Balto". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Ole N. Ravna". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Kristiansen, Kristian". steinkjerleksikonet.no. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
Other sources
edit- Nansen, Fridtjof (tr. H.M. Gepp) (1890). The First Crossing of Greenland. London: Longmans, Green. ISBN 978-1-108-03109-7.
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