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Eielsen, Elling
(Encyclopedia) Eielsen, EllingEielsen, Ellingāēlˈsən [key], 1804–83, Norwegian-American preacher. After itinerant missionary work in Scandinavia he came to the United States in 1839, preached in…Saint Olaf College
(Encyclopedia) Saint Olaf College, at Northfield, Minn.; Lutheran; coeducational; founded 1874 by Norwegians as a school, became a college 1886, chartered 1889. It offers special programs on…Ronne, Finn
(Encyclopedia) Ronne, Finn, 1899–1980, Norwegian-American Antarctic explorer. Ronne graduated from college in Norway in 1922 and immigrated to the United States. His first of nine Antarctic…Henie, Sonja
(Encyclopedia) Henie, SonjaHenie, Sonjasōˈnyə hĕnˈē [key], 1912–69, Norwegian-American figure skater and movie actress, b. Oslo, Norway. She began ice skating at the age of eight and two years later…Balchen, Bernt
(Encyclopedia) Balchen, BerntBalchen, Berntbârnt bälˈkən [key], 1899–1973, Norwegian-American aviator. He headed one of the search expeditions for Amundsen and Ellsworth in 1925 and was a member of…Giaever, Ivar
(Encyclopedia) Giaever, Ivar, 1929–, Norwegian-American physicist, Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964. He was a researcher at General Electric from 1954 to 1988, when he joined the faculty…Rølvaag, Ole Edvart
(Encyclopedia) Rølvaag, Ole EdvartRølvaag, Ole Edvartōˈlə ĕdˈvärt rölˈvôkh [key], 1876–1931, Norwegian-American novelist, b. Helgeland, Norway, grad. St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., 1905. He…Veblen, Thorstein
(Encyclopedia) Veblen, ThorsteinVeblen, Thorsteinthôrˈstīn vĕbˈlən [key], 1857–1929, American economist and social critic, b. Cato Township, Wis. Of Norwegian parentage, he spent his first 17 years…Gilbert Nelson HAUGEN, Congress, IA (1859-1933)
HAUGEN Gilbert Nelson , a Representative from Iowa; born near Orfordville, Rock County, Wis., April 21, 1859; attended the rural schools; moved to Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1873 and…Knute NELSON, Congress, MN (1843-1923)
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1923 Party: Republican NELSON Knute , a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Voss, Norway, February 2, 1843; immigrated to the United States in…Trending
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