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Holtedahl Olaf (24.06.1885 - 26.08.1975)
Born in Oslo in the family of the unemployed inspector. In 1903, Holtedal underwent military service in Gardemen, north of Oslo. Here he met Captain Gunnar Isaksen, who had a great influence on him and aroused his interest in the polar regions. Having demobilized, Holtedal studied geology at the University of Oslo, and for many years his later life were connected with this university: in 1914 he became a senior lecturer, and from 1920 to 1956 he held the post of professor. His first Arctic expedition took place in 1909: at the invitation of Isaksen, he worked as a geologist in Svalbard.
Holtedal was one of the rare geologists who mastered the subject in
all its breadth. He
made a significant contribution to the study of geology not only in
Norway, but also in large areas of the Arctic and Antarctic: he
studied the famous Cambrian-Silurian fault of Oslo, explored
Spitsbergen and Lapland, and worked on Bear Island. In
1921 he led a major Norwegian expedition to Novaya Zemlya, in
1927-1928. participated
in the Antarctic expeditions of Lars Christensen. In
World War II Holtedal was a member of the Norwegian resistance
movement. Islands (Olaf) in the mouth of Mashigina on the western coast of the northern island of Novaya Zemlya. Named by the expedition of Holtedal in 1921. The mountain to the west of Oscar II Land, West Svalbard. The coordinates are 78° 17.1'N 13° 15.0'E. Ice plateau in the west West Svalbard Island. |
