Erikson (other)
Erikson is a popular surname, and also refers to: * Leif Erikson Day * Erikson Institute Erikson Institute is a graduate school in child development in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is named for the noted psychoanalyst and developmental psychologist, Erik Erikson. History and mission The Institute was founded in 1966 by four chi ...

Erikson (surname)
Erikson is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik", itself an Old Norse given name. There are other spelling variations of this surname, as it is common amongst Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, and Finns. Erikson is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: * Duke Erikson (born 1953), American musician with the band Garbage * Erik Erikson (1902–1994), Jewish German (but a Danish citizen) developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst * Gustaf Erikson (1872–1947), Finnish ship owner * Joan Erikson (1903–1997), Canadian psychologist * Johan Erikson (born 1985), Swedish ski jumper * Jon Erikson (born 1955), American long distance swimmer * Kai T. Erikson (born 1931), American sociologist * Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020), Norse explorer, son of Erik the Red, and first European to reach the Americas * Neil Erikson (born 1985), Australian extreme neo-Nazi activist * Raymond L. Erikson (1936–2020), American molecular biologist and virologis ...
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Leif Erikson Day
Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson (Old Norse: ''Leifr Eiríksson''), the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000 CE, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America (other than Greenland). Because the exact date of Leif's arrival to the Americas is unknown, the October 9 date was chosen in commemoration of the ''Restauration''s arrival to New York Harbor, carrying some of the first Norwegian immigrants to the United States. This means the holiday occurs before Columbus Day (although it is sometimes coincident with the US' observation of Columbus Day). History The 1874 book ''America Not Discovered by Columbus'' by Norwegian-American Rasmus B. Anderson helped popularize the idea that Vikings were the first Europeans in the New World, an idea that was verified in 1960. In his speech during the Norse-American Centennial at the Minnesota State Fair in 1925, President Calvin Cooli ...
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