Eivind Stenersen Engelstad

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Born(1900-06-21)June 21, 1900
DiedFebruary 16, 1969(1969-02-16) (aged 68)
Nationality Norway
Spouse(s)Helen Wright
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology, Art history

Personal life

Engelstad was born in Kristiania[1] as the son of jurist Bjarne Engelstad (1872–1939) and grandson of engineer Jess Julius Engelstad (1822–1896).[2]

He married Helen Wright, an art historian.[2]

Career

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad took the dr.philos. degree in 1934 on the thesis Østnorske ristninger og malinger av den arktiske gruppe. Other publications include the art historic Senmiddelalderens kunst i Norge ca. 1400–1535 (1936) and Kunstindustrien (1950).[1]

In 1948 he was hired as assistant keeper at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. From 1953 he was the Public Director of Museums,[3] a post abolished when he left in 1960.[4] From 1960 to 1967 he was the director of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.[1]

gollark: Also, SCP-2950 is a chair and also Safe-class.
gollark: I'd like to remind you, by the way, that SCP-3443 does not exist.
gollark: Go visit SCP-055.
gollark: Fine. We will pay you 0.5 melons per day in addition to your current pay.
gollark: Invalid POTAT-O5 credentials. Deploying MTF α-1 to your location. Deploying memetic kill agents. Deploying orbital lasers. Deploying apeirohazards.

References
  1. "Engelstad, Eivind Stenersen". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. "Engelstad". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  3. "Engelstad, Eivind". Caplex. Cappelen. 2004.
  4. http://www.museumsnett.no/jarlsbergmuseum/fmk05.htm


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