Norman Baker (explorer) explained
| Norman Baker |
| Birth Date: | November 18, 1928 |
| Death Date: | November 22, 2017 |
| Birth Name: | Norman Leonard Baker |
| Alma Mater: | Cornell University |
| Occupation: | Navigator |
| Nationality: | American |
Norman Leonard Baker (November 18, 1928 – November 22, 2017) was a navigator on Thor Heyerdahl's Ra, Ra II and Tigris reed boat expeditions.[1] [2] He was the co-author (with Barbara Murphy) of Thor Heyerdahl and the Reed Boat Ra, a 1974 children's book on the expeditions. He was a fellow and director of the Explorers Club,[3] and served as an advisor to Fara Heim, an expedition searching for signs of Viking settlements in North America. Capt. Baker died when the Cessna 172 he was piloting crashed in Pittsford, Vermont on November 22, 2017.[4] [5]
See also
- Ra, a 1972 documentary film
- 95-foot schooner, the Anne Kristine.
Notes and References
- Heyerdahl, T. 1972. The Ra Expeditions. Penguin Books
- Heyerdahl, T. 1984. The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings, Doubleday
- Web site: Captain Norman Baker. 15 March 2012. 31 July 2012.
- News: Norman Baker, Adventurer, Dies at 89; Crossed Atlantic on Reed Raft. Sam. Roberts. December 1, 2017. December 4, 2017. The New York Times. https://archive.today/20171204123227/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/obituaries/norman-baker-dies-at-89-crossed-the-atlantic-on-a-reed-raft.html. 2017-12-04. dead.
- News: Writer . DONALD W. PATTERSON Staff . RESCUE TO REMEMBER / SAILING SHIP'S FINAL CRUISE ENDED AMID 50-FOOT WAVES AND GREAT ACTS OF HEROISM . 3 July 2021 . Greensboro News and Record . en.
