Background
OLSEN, Olaf was born on June 7, 1928 in Copenhagen. Son of the late Professor Albert Olsen and of Agnete Bing.
archaeologist science foundation director
OLSEN, Olaf was born on June 7, 1928 in Copenhagen. Son of the late Professor Albert Olsen and of Agnete Bing.
Candidate magazine, Copenhagen University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Copenhagen University, 1966. Doctor (honorary), St. Petersburg.
Assistant Keeper 1958-1971, State Antiquary and Director National Museum since 1981. Professor, of Medieval Archaeology, Aarhus University 1971-1981. Director Hielmstieme-Rosencrone Foundation since 1979.
Vice-President Det kgl. nordiske Oldskriftselskab since 1981, Royal Danish Academy, of Sciences and Letters since 1983. Founding; Director numerous archaeological excavations, mainly of Viking ships and fortresses and medieval churches and monasteries. Honorary Fellow, Society of Antiquaries.
GEC Gad Foundation.
Author: Horgr, hof and church, 1966, Five Viking Ships, 1969, Fyrkat, 1977, Da Danmark blev til, 1999, Ufredens hav, 2002. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow Society Antiquaries London (honorary). Member Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Vetenskapssoc. i Lund (Sweden), Deutsche Archaeologische Institut, Royal Norwegian Academy, Gustav Adolf Academy Uppsala (Sweden), Academia Europaea.
Married Jean Catherine Dennistoun Sword. 1 child, Morten; Married Rikke Agnete Clausen, May 21, 1971.