Thor Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947   Thor Heyerdahl From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tuːr ˈhæ̀ɪəɖɑːɫ]; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is…