In the history of exploration, Þorvaldur Thoroddsen is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Þorvaldur Thoroddsen as Icelandic cartographer (1855-1921).
Þorvaldur Thoroddsen was born at Flatey in 1855. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Denmark.
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 botanist, cartographer and geologist.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Charles P. Daly Medal, Professor and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Þorvaldur Thoroddsen died in 1921, aged 66. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Charles P. Daly Medal
- Professor
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Recorded as botanist, cartographer and geologist
