Eivind Stenersen Engelstad

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Born(1900-06-21)June 21, 1900
DiedFebruary 16, 1969(1969-02-16) (aged 68)
Nationality Norway
Spouse(s)Helen Wright
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology, 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
  1. "Engelstad, Eivind Stenersen". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. "Engelstad". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  3. "Engelstad, Eivind". Caplex. Cappelen. 2004.
  4. http://www.museumsnett.no/jarlsbergmuseum/fmk05.htm


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