Background
Friis, Erik Johan was born on April 5, 1913 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Ingvard E. and Sigrid E. (Erichsen) Friis. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1937.
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For the individual or classroom use, practical exercises and review chapters, cultural instruction, dialogues in modern Norwegian, extensive vocabulary and verb lists, answer key to exercises, for travelers, stdudets and business people.
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(Ingstad is not a professional archeologist or historian, ...)
Ingstad is not a professional archeologist or historian, but he has done both fields as great service by his imaginative exploration of possible sites of pre-Columbian Scandinavian settlements in North America. This book is a popular account of Viking building sites at L'Anse aux Meadows in norther most Newfoundland. Ingstand has written a lively and fresh travel account that permits the reader to accompany him on his six expeditions in the wake of intrepid Scandinavians a millennium ago.
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Friis, Erik Johan was born on April 5, 1913 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Ingvard E. and Sigrid E. (Erichsen) Friis. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1937.
Bachelor of Science, St. John's University, 1938. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1946.
With, American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York City, 1946-1978; director publications, editor, American-Scandinavian Review, 1951-1975; editor emeritus, American-Scandinavian Review, since 1976; editor, public, Scandinavian-American Bulletin, since 1966; editor, Scandinavian Contact, 1983-1987; editor, Norwegian Trade Bulletin, 1983-1996; contributor editor, columnist, Norway Times/Nordisk Tidende, since 1983.
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(Ingstad is not a professional archeologist or historian, ...)
(American Scandinavian Foundation 1910-1960, The, by Friis...)
Vice chairman Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial Committee, New York City, also secretary-treasurer national coordinating committee. Member board advisors National Ethnic Coalition Organizations, since 1991. Fellow Explorers Club.
Member Societas Heraldica Scandinavica, Scandinavian-American Business Association (president since 1984), Scandinavian-American Heritage Society (director 1979-1981), American Scandinavian Society (vice president 1986-1987, honorary member), Norway Ski Club (president 1942-1946, honorary member), Norwegian Club (New York City) (vice president 1961-1995, president 1978-1982), Gjoa Sporting Club (Brooklyn) (president 1951-1952, honorary member).
Married Sylvia Katharina Schouw, May 6, 1955. Children: Erik Schouw, Elin Sylvia.