Bengt Danielsson
Bengt Emmerik Danielsson (6 July 1921 – 4 July 1997) was a Swedish anthropologist, writer, and a crew member on the Kon-Tiki raft expedition from South America to French Polynesia in 1947. In 1991, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "exposing the tragic results of and advocating an end to French nuclear colonialism."
Bengt Danielsson | |
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Bengt (left) and his wife, Marie-Thérèse Danielsson | |
| Born | July 6, 1921 Krokek, Sweden |
| Died | July 4, 1997 (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist Writer |
| Employer | National Museum of Ethnology (Sweden) |
| Known for | Crew member on the Kon-Tiki Right Livelihood Award (1991) |
| Spouse |
Marie-Thérèse Danielsson
(m. 1948–1997) |
| Children | Maruia (1952–1972) |
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