His biographer Tor Bomann-Larsen also suggests a romantic relationship between Amundsen and Sigrid Castberg, wife of the lawyer Leif Castberg from Gjøvik, in the years before the …

Roald Amundsen first met “Kiss” in London on 16 November 1912, at a party organized by the Norwegian colony in honor of Amundsen at the Hotel Cecil. When she and her husband …

Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen is born 16 July. After a couple of months, the family moves from “Tomta” in Borge (Østfold) to Christiania (Oslo). Roald Amundsen grows up together with …

Apr 22, 2020 · Although he never married himself, Amundsen was rumored to have many lady friends. He preferred the company of married women, but left them when he felt things were …

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who became the first man to reach the South Pole when he successfully led an Antarctic expedition to the dangerous …

Jan 15, 2025 · Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration. He was the first explorer to transit the Northwest Passage (1903–05), …

Just before Christmas 1927, Bess Magids comes to stay with Amundsen at Uranienborg, before returning to Alaska in March 1928 to divorce her husband in order to marry Roald. Read more …

Early January 1896 the two brothers Leon and Roald Amundsen were crossing the mountain plateu Hardangervidda on ski where the weather in the wintertime can be very rough and …

Jul 3, 2023 · His parents, Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist were shipowners and Roald was their fourth son. Hanna wanted Roald to avoid going into the family’s maritime trade and …

Preceded in death by his parents; siblings; and HARRIETT SWANSON AMUNDSEN ’37, his wife of 58 years, Roald is survived by his daughter, JEANETTE AMUNDSEN KLODT ’68; two …