Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen as Norwegian explorer (1890–1965).
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was born at Christiania in 1890. His recorded nationality is Norway.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, businessperson and aircraft pilot.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: King's Medal of Merit in Gold, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Commander of the Order of Vasa.
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen died in 1965, aged 75. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Commander of the Order of Vasa
- Recorded as explorer, businessperson and aircraft pilot
