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Oscar Adolf Olsen Wisting (1871 - 1936)

Also Known As: "Oscar Adolph"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Larvik, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
Death: December 04, 1936 (65)
Ombord på polarskuten Fram, Oslo, Bygdøy, Oslo, Norway (Sannsynligvis hjerteinfarkt)
Place of Burial: Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
Immediate Family:

Son of Ole Martin Olsen Wisting and Abigael Helene Andersdatter
Husband of Elise Marie Wisting
Father of Trygve Wisting; Olaf Wisting; Ruth Wisting; Reidar Wisting; Thorbjørn Wisting and 2 others
Brother of Karl Martin Olsen Wisting; Anna Marie Olsen and Anders Olsen Wisting
Half brother of Hans Anton Wisting; Georg Marinius Wisting; Otilie Helene Wisting; Ida Mathilde Johansen; Margit Karoline Christiansen and 3 others

Occupation: Offiser i marinen, senere oppdagelsesreisende/polfarer, Gikk over Sydpolen i 1911, explorer
Managed by: Øystein Sættem Middelthun
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About Oscar Adolf Olsen Wisting

Oscar Wisting var Roald Amundsens mest betrodde og trofaste medarbeider, og de to sammen ble de første som nådde både Sydpolen og Nordpolen.

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Oscar Adolf Olsen Wisting's Timeline

1871
June 6, 1871
Larvik, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
July 9, 1871
Larvik, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
1898
June 3, 1898
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
1899
November 13, 1899
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
1901
March 13, 1901
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
1903
March 27, 1903
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
1909
May 27, 1909
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
1910
July 9, 1910
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
July 9, 1910
Horten, Horten, Vestfold, Norway