Birthdate: October 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Larvik, Norway
Died: April 18, 2002
Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer, gained fame for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, during which he floated 8,000 km across the Pacific Ocean on a primitive raft to the Tuamotu Islands. He conducted various expeditions to illustrate connections between ancient peoples, such as the Ra II voyage in 1970. Heyerdahl’s hyperdiffusionist theories aimed to demonstrate links between distant cultures, despite facing skepticism from the scientific community. He was recognized as a government scholar in 1984 and was honored with a state funeral in 2002.
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