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Ola Olstad

Norwegian zoologist, and polar explorer (1885-1969)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ794841 ↗
Source-derived summary

Ola Olstad (22 February 1885 – 15 November 1969) was a Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer.

Olstad Glacier on Peter I island is named after him.

Exploration

Oldstad joined the Norvegia I expedition to Antarctica from 1927 to 1928.

Olstad led the Norvegia II expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1929. It was on this expedition that Peter I island was claimed for Norway on 2 February 1929.

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The public source identifies “Ola Olstad” as norwegian zoologist, and polar explorer (1885-1969). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Olstad, Norwegian and zoologist.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1885, 1969, 1927, 1928—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1885-02-22. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Olstad, Norwegian and zoologist providing the first useful test.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q794841. VIAF identifies the subject as 311343717. The Library of Congress control number is no2019072330. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1885, 1969, 1927 and 1928.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ola Olstad” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.