Oluf Christian Dietrichson Explained

Oluf Christian Dietrichson (3 May 1856  - 20 February 1942) was a Norwegian explorer and military officer. He was a member of the Greenland expedition of 1888 led by Fridtjof Nansen, the first documented crossing of Greenland.^{[1] [2]}

Oluf Dietrichson was born at Skogn (now Levanger) in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. His father, Peter Wilhelm Kreidahl Dietrichson, was employed as the senior doctor at the Nord-Trøndelag Hospital. He received a military education and was commanding officer in Kristiansand from 1918 to 1924. Dietrichson continued his military career and advanced to Major General.^{[3] [4]}

In 1888, Fridtjof Nansen assembling a team for the purpose of crossing the Greenlandic ice-sheet. Dietrichson participated as a metrological surveyor, surveyor and map marker. The other participants at the Greenland expedition were Otto Sverdrup, Samuel Balto, Ole Nielsen Ravna and Kristian Kristiansen.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Other sources

• Book: Nansen, Fridtjof (tr. H.M. Gepp) . The First Crossing of Greenland . Longmans, Green . London . 1890 . 978-1-108-03109-7.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oluf Christian Dietrichson . Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 17 September 2011.
2. Web site: The Crossing of Greenland. BIVROST - bridge to arctic stories. Lyonel Perabo. May 1, 2017.
3. Web site: Oluf Christian Dietrichson. levanger.kommune.no. Asbjørn D. K. Eklo. May 1, 2017.
4. Web site: Oluf Dietrichson (1856-1942). The Fram Museum. May 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041317/http://frammuseum.no/polarhistorie/polfarere/oluf_dietrichson__1856-1942_. March 24, 2018. dead.
5. Book: Nansen, Fridtjof . Fridtjof Nansen

   . Fridtjof Nansen . 1961 . 1890 . På ski over Grønland. 12 . H. Aschehoug & Co . Oslo .

6. Web site: O.C. Dietrichson. Norsk Polar Historie . May 1, 2017.
7. Web site: Otto Sverdrup. Norsk Polar Historie. May 1, 2017.
8. Web site: Samuel Balto. Norsk Polar Historie. May 1, 2017.
9. Web site: Ole N. Ravna. Norsk Polar Historie. May 1, 2017.
10. Web site: Kristiansen, Kristian. steinkjerleksikonet.no. May 1, 2017.