Eigil Helland-Hansen
Eigil Helland-Hansen (5 November 1910 – 26 April 1997) was a Norwegian travel agent.
Eigil Helland-Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1910 Årstad, Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 26 April 1997 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Travel agent |
| Children | Grete Nash |
| Parent | Bjørn Helland-Hansen |
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
- 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.
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