Eigil Helland-Hansen
Eigil Helland-Hansen | |
---|---|
Born | Årstad, Bergen, Norway | 5 November 1910
Died | 26 April 1997 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Travel agent |
Children | Grete Nash |
Parent | Bjørn Helland-Hansen |
Eigil Helland-Hansen (5 November 1910 – 26 April 1997) was a Norwegian travel agent.
He was born in Årstad, Bergen to oceanographer Bjørn Helland-Hansen and Anna Marie Krag, and was the father of ceramist Grete Nash. Helland-Hansen was assigned with the organization Norway Travel Association (Norwegian: Landslaget for reiselivet) from 1934, and from 1940 he was responsible for the periodical Rutebok for Norge, which he edited for about forty years. He edited the magazine Reiseliv i Norge from 1946 to 1959.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Welle-Strand, Erling. "Eigil Helland-Hansen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Eigil Helland-Hansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 June 2016.