| LC control no. | no 98131201 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Christensen, Lars, 1884-1965 |
| Variant(s) | Christensen, Lars, 1884- Christensen, Lars, b. 1884 |
| Associated country | Norway |
| Birth date | 1884-04-06 |
| Death date | 1965-12-10 |
| Place of birth | Sandar herad (Norway) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Whaling Antarctica--Discovery and exploration |
| Profession or occupation | Shipowners Philanthropists |
| Found in | My last expedition to the Antarctic, 1936-1937, 1938: t.p. (Lars Christensen) Such is the Antarctic, 1935: title page (by Lars Christensen ; translated by E. M. G. Jayne.) OCLC, Dec. 16, 1998: (hdgs.: Christensen, Lars, 1884- ; usage: Lars Christensen) Wikipedia, viewed February 5, 2022: Lars Christensen (Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 -- 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica ... Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold, Norway ... Christensen had a deep interest in Antarctica and its animal life ... He financed several expeditions specifically devoted to the exploration of the Antarctic continent and its waters, and participated in some of these himself, even bringing his wife Ingrid with him in the 1936--1937 expedition. Died 10 December 1964 (aged 80), New York City, New York) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Christensen> |
| Associated language | nor |
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