. . . . . . "2002-04-18Z"^^ . . "1914-10-06Z"^^ . . . "2002Z"^^ . . "Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer" . . "1914Z"^^ . "Heyerdahl, Thor"@en . "Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tu\u02D0r h\u00E6i\u02D0\u0259rd\u0251\u02D0l]; October 6, 1914 \u2013 April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands."@en .