Nicolay Nicolaysen
Nicolay Nicolaysen | |
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Nicolay Nicolaysen | |
| Born | 14 January 1817 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 22 January 1911 (aged 94) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
Nicolay Nicolaysen (14 January 1817 - 22 January 1911) was a Norwegian archaeologist and Norway's first state employed antiquarian. He is perhaps best known for his excavations of the ship burial at Gokstad in 1880.