Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
| Eivind Stenersen Engelstad | |
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Eivind Stenersen Engelstad | |
| Born | June 21, 1900 |
| Died | February 16, 1969 (aged 68) |
| Nationality |
 Norway |
| Fields | Archaeology, Art history |
| Spouse | Helen Wright |
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.
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
- 1 2 3 "Engelstad, Eivind Stenersen". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- 1 2 "Engelstad". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- ↑ "Engelstad, Eivind". Caplex. Cappelen. 2004.
- ↑ http://www.museumsnett.no/jarlsbergmuseum/fmk05.htm