List of Famous people with last name Thorvaldsen

Thor Thorvaldsen

First Name Thor

Last Name Thorvaldsen

Born on May 31, 1909

Died on June 30, 1987 (aged 78)

Born in Norway, Vestfold og Telemark

Thor Thorvaldsen was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Bamble and died in Bærum. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as helmsman on the boat Pan.

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Bertel Thorvaldsen

Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen

First Name Bertel

Died on March 24, 1844

Born in Kingdom of Denmark, Denmark, Capital Region of Denmark

Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of eleven. Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy. He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education.

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