About Anders Heyerdahl
Lived 1832 – 1918 (aged 85). Anders Heyerdahl was a Norwegian composer and historian.
Anders Heyerdahl (29 October 1832 – 9 August 1918) was a Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector.
He was born in what is today Aurskog-Høland and was the younger brother of engineer Halvor Emil Heyerdahl. He studied music mainly under Carl Arnold. In addition to his own compositions, he spent the years 1856 to 1861 collecting folk music from Hallingdal and Aurskog. The work was published as Norske Dansar og Slåtter. Heyerdahl also published the local historic work Urskogs Beskrivelse, in 1882. He is the great-grandfather of the Norwegian singer Karin Krog and the granduncle of Thor Heyerdahl.
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Who was Anders Heyerdahl?
Norwegian musician
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Anders Heyerdahl was born on 29 October 1832 in Aurskog-Høland Municipality.
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Anders Heyerdahl died on 9 August 1918.
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Anders Heyerdahl was a composer and historian.
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Anders Heyerdahl was Norwegian.
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