Gunnar Horn
Norwegian geologist (1894-1946) · Norway · On the map · Scientists · Died at 52
Gunnar Hansen Horn was a Norwegian petroleum geologist and Arctic explorer. He is most renowned as the leader of the Bratvaag Expedition that found the long-lost remains of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 at Kvitøya in 1930. The headland Hornodden of Kvitøya is named after him.
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Country
Norway
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1946 · aged 52
