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Martin Ulvestad (24 December 1865 – 19 January 1942) was an American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration. He was a pioneer in documenting the early history of early Norwegian settlers in America. 〔(Ulvestad's "Nordmændene i Amerika- Valdres Samband'' ( Valdres Samband) )〕 〔(''Martin Ulvestad'' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 ==Biography== Ole Johannes Martinus Ulvestad was born at Volda municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Peder Olsen Ulvestad (1825-1918) and Alexandrine Knudsdatter (1824-1894). He immigrated to the United States in 1886. During his next three to four years, he worked as a book printer and as a typesetter for various English, German and Scandinavian language newspapers. 〔(''Martin Ulvestad'' (Griggs County Historical Society) )〕 〔( ''Martin Ulvestad'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no) )〕 Ulvestad published an English-Danish-Norwegian dictionary in 1895. Ulvestad subsequently collected and published extensive information regarding Norwegian-American immigration and settlement in North America. His books provided biographical information, history of the settlements associated with Norwegian immigration and information regarding those who fought in the American Civil War. These books also contained articles about Norwegian music in America, listing of newspapers and magazines, and Norwegian-American educational institutions. 〔(''Martin Ulvestad (1865-1942)'' (Minnesota Web Steps) )〕〔(''Olaf Kringhaug Translations'' (Hadeland Lag of America) )〕〔(''Martin Ulvestad, Amatørhistoriker og Publisist'' (Norsk biografisk leksikon. Harry T. Cleven) )〕 Ulestad was presented with the Knight's Cross, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, for his dedicated work in collecting and publishing these material. Ulvestad was knighted by Haakon VII of Norway with the Order of St. Olav in 1923. He died in Seattle, Washington in 1942. 〔(''Promise of America'' (Norwegian Emigration Center. Stavanger, Norway) )〕 〔(''Washington State Death Records'' (Washington State Department of Health Center for Health Statistics) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Ulvestad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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