Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian.

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad
Born	(1900-06-21)21 June 1900
Died	16 February 1969(1969-02-16) (aged 68)
Nationality	Norway
Spouse(s)	Helen Wright
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology, Art history

Personal life

Engelstad was born in Kristiania[1] as the son of jurist Bjarne Engelstad (1872–1939) and grandson of engineer Jess Julius Engelstad (1822–1896). He was married to Danish born art historian Helen Wright.[2] [3]

Career

Eivind Stenersen Engelstad took the dr.philos. degree in 1934 on the thesis Østnorske ristninger og malinger av den arktiske gruppe. Other publications include the art historic Senmiddelalderens kunst i Norge ca. 1400–1535 (1936) and Kunstindustrien (1950).[1]

In 1948 he was hired as assistant keeper at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. From 1953 he was the Public Director of Museums,[4] a post abolished when he left in 1960.[5] From 1960 to 1967 he was the director of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.[1]

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