Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad | |
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Born | June 21, 1900 |
Died | February 16, 1969 68) | (aged
Nationality | ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Helen Wright |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology, 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]
References
- "Engelstad, Eivind Stenersen". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- "Engelstad". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- "Engelstad, Eivind". Caplex. Cappelen. 2004.
- http://www.museumsnett.no/jarlsbergmuseum/fmk05.htm