Carl Sofus Lumholtz

Norwegian explorer (1851-1922).

Born April 23rd, 1851 in FÄberg Municipality.

Died May 5th, 1922 at 71 years old in Saranac Lake.

Occupations
anthropologist, botanical collector, ethnographer, explorer, naturalist, photographer, scientific collector, theologian, traveler, writer, zoologist

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon