Definition of Heyerdahl

1. Noun. Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002).

Exact synonyms: Thor Hyerdahl
Generic synonyms: Anthropologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heyerdahl

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Hexamita
Hexanchidae
Hexanchus
Hexanchus griseus
Hexapla
Hexaplas
Hexateuch
Hey
Hey's amputation
Hey's hernia
Hey's ligament
Heyd's syndrome
Heyer
Heyer-Pudenz valve
Heyerdahl (current term)
Heyns
Heyns' abdominal decompression apparatus
Heyrovsky
Heyse
Heyting algebra
Heyting algebras
Heyward
Heywood Jablome
Hezbollah
Hezekiah
Hf
Hfla protease
Hg
HiFi

Literary usage of Heyerdahl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In Viking Land: Norway: Its Peoples, Its Fjords and Its Fjelds by Will Seymour Monroe (1908)
"... history of Norwegian painting and the influence of the Diisseldorf school — National themes — Contemporary artists — Otto Sinding, Heyerdahl, Thaulow, ..."

2. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1905)
"Four ski are placed beside each other on the ground and Elements of Heyerdahl Ski-Sledge for Transportation of the Disabled. a short strong stick is put ..."

3. Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun (1921)
"Fru Heyerdahl kept a watchful eye on her at any rate, and took care not to let her go to the Christmas dances. Ay, Fru Heyerdahl was ..."

4. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1865)
"Dr. Heyerdahl refers to the researches of Dr. Gassner, who showed that the ... Dr. Heyerdahl has made independent observations in the Lying-in Hospital of ..."

5. Prehistoric Settlement of the Pacific by Ward Hunt Goodenough (1996)
"Heyerdahl (1953) rejected the idea of a direct colonization of Polynesia from the west. Primitive voyagers, he claimed, could only sail with wind and ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"Norde G. Selsk. Aarl. 6,1894-1895 (1895) : 1-50. Alme and Heyerdahl. ... Reise längs Spitsbergen vestkyst af Trygve Heyerdahl. MATHEMATICAL GEOGRAPHY. ..."

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