Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 in Larvik, Norway–April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy) was (originally) a Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the Tuamotu Islands.

See also

• Asteroid 2473 Heyerdahl is named after the explorer
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• M/S Thor Heyerdahl, a ferry named after him (Now M/S Vana Tallinn)