Lloyd Merlin Hustvedt

1922 - 2004  (81 år)

• Navn	Lloyd Merlin Hustvedt
  Fødsel	18 Apr 1922	USA, MN, Goodhue County   [1]
  Kjønn	Mann
  Yrke	Professor at St. Olaf College  [1]
  Død	02 Feb 2004	USA, MN, Rice Co., Northfield   [1]
  Person ID	I206476	Hemneslekt
  Sist endret	28 Mar 2026

  
  

  Far	Lars Ivarsen Hustvedt,   f. 26 Des 1887, USA, MN d. 20 Jan 1973, USA, MN, Rice Co. (Alder 85 år)
  Mor	Mathilde Anette Underdahl Hustvedt,   f. 16 Mai 1893, USA, MN d. 14 Aug 1991, USA, MN, Dakota Co. (Alder 98 år)
  Ekteskap	1921	USA, MN   [2]
  Famile ID	F73677	Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram

  
  

  Familie	Esther Nodeland Vegan Hustvedt
  Barn	> 1. Siri Hustvedt
  Famile ID	F73676	Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram
  Sist endret	19 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notater

  Lloyd Hustvedt was born and raised in the Sogn Valley in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Hustvedt finished his B.A. degree at St. Olaf College with a major in Norwegian. Hustvedt received his M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and earned his Ph.D. degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin.[1] Career In 1954, Hustvedt became a professor at St. Olaf College where he was later chairman of the Norwegian Department and was named the first holder of the King Olav V Professorship in Norwegian Studies. In 1959, he became Executive Secretary of the Norwegian-American Historical Association, a position he would keep for four decades. He was a charter member of the Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. In 1980 he was awarded the Order of St. Olav, Knight First Class by King Olav V. In 1985, he was the first American to be recognized by the America-Norway Heritage Fund for his contributions to Norwegian American understanding and for preserving the history of Norwegian immigrants in the United States. Lloyd Hustvedt was the author of numerous essays and articles relating to his field of study. He is most frequently associated with his biography of Rasmus Björn Anderson for which he was awarded the McKnight Prize in Literature by the McKnight Family Literary Fund. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Hustvedt https://wp.stolaf.edu/norwegian/

  
  

• Kilder

  [S99] geni.com. [S137] findagrave.com.