Oluf Christian Dietrichson

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 Christian Dietrichson

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]

Postcard with portraits of the members of the Greenland Expedition: Ole Nielsen Ravna, Samuel Balto, Otto Sverdrup, Fridtjof Nansen, Oluf Christian Dietrichson and Kristian Kristiansen

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Oluf Christian Dietrichson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. Lyonel Perabo. "The Crossing of Greenland". BIVROST - bridge to arctic stories. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. Asbjørn D. K. Eklo. "Oluf Christian Dietrichson" (PDF). levanger.kommune.no. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. "Oluf Dietrichson (1856-1942)". The Fram Museum. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. Nansen, Fridtjof (1961) [1890]. På ski over Grønland. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 12.
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  7. "Otto Sverdrup". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. "Samuel Balto". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  9. "Ole N. Ravna". Norsk Polar Historie. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. "Kristiansen, Kristian". steinkjerleksikonet.no. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

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