Eigil Knuth

Eigil Knuth
Born
Eigil Knuth

(1903-08-08)8 August 1903
Klampenborg, Denmark
Died12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 92)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeBispebjerg Cemetery, in Copenhagen
Known forExplorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer
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Count Eigil Knuth (8 August 1903 – 12 March 1996) was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor ('elder statesman') of Danish polar explorers. His archaeological investigations were made in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland. Knuth was made a Knight of the Dannebrog.

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