Otto Delphin Amundsen (6 July 1896 – 9 March 1957) was a Norwegian genealogist.
Otto Delphin Amundsen | |
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| Born | 6 July 1896 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 9 March 1957 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer Genealogist |
| Notable work | Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden 1847–1947 |
| Spouse | Nora Gulbrandsen |
He was born in Kristiania to Olaf G. Amundsen and Wilhelmine Petersen.[1] He married porcelain designer and ceramist Nora Gulbrandsen in 1943.[2] He was an engineer by profession, but is best known for working on the history of individuals and families. He issued ahnentafels of the families Arentz, Astrup, Bay, Lange and Wiese, as well as a book of biographies about laureates of the Order of St. Olav: Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden 1847–1947 for the Order's 100th anniversary in 1947. He has also edited the book of student biographies from the Norwegian Institute of Technology: Vi fra NTH.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bassøe, Bjarne, ed. (1961). "Amundsen, Otto Delphin". Ingeniørmatrikkelen: norske sivilingeniører 1901–55 med tillegg (in Norwegian). Oslo: Teknisk ukeblad. p. 6.
- ^ Bendtzen, Steen Ory. "Nora Gulbrandsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Otto Delphin Amundsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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