Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm (May 17, 1866 – September 21, 1939) was a Norwegian chef and polar explorer.''Norsk biografisk leksikon'': Adolf Lindstrøm.
/ref> Lindstrøm was born in Hammerfest.''Store norske leksikon'': Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm.
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origin. He took part in

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's '' Fram'' expedition from 1898 to 1902. Later he traveled with

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during his navigation of the

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in the '' Gjøa'' from 1903 to 1906, and in the South Pole expedition of 1910 to 1912. He also took part in an expedition to

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from 1914 to 1916. Lindstrøm died in

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. Lindstrøm was a large, jovial man and he rarely left the ship, unlike other expedition participants. The only thing that could lure him out was the opportunity to hunt ptarmigan because fresh meat was appreciated on the long expeditions. Lindstrøm was also a dispassionate man and an asset to the crew when "polar nerves" got to them and homesickness arose during the long

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after several years in the ice. Roald Amundsen wrote in his diary on April 5, 1911, "He has rendered greater and more valuable services to the Norwegian polar expedition than any other man." In 1906, Lindstrøm was named a knight of the

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"for bold nautical achievement." He received the Fram Medal and the South Pole Medal. File:Рождество Йоа.jpg,

and crew on the '' Gjøa'' celebrating Christmas in Gjoa Haven in

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, Canada in 1903 during the trip to the

. Helmer Hanssen, Amundsen, Lindstrøm, Gustav Wiik, and Anton Lund are seated at the table, and Peder Ristvedt is standing behind them. File:Adolf Lindstrøm i Framheims kjøkken, 1911 (7654805434).jpg, Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm in the kitchen at Framheim, Amundsen's base in Antarctica during the expedition to the South Pole, 1910–1913. File:Portrett av Adolf Lindstrøm med en tallerken "hot cakes", 1911 (7602018296).jpg, Adolf Lindstrøm with a plate of pancakes at Framheim in 1911. File:I Framheims stue, 1911 1912 (7654806788).jpg, Adolf Lindstrøm, Sverre Hassel,

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, Helmer Hanssen, Roald Amundsen, Jørgen Stubberud, and Kristian Prestrud in the hut at Framheim. Roald Amundsen is resting his elbow on a camera.

Legacy

In 2017 a bronze sculpture of Lindstrøm made by Håkon Anton Fagerås was unveiled in Hammerfest. Lindstrøm was portrayed by Jon Eikemo in the 1985 Central Television serial ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Adolf Henrik Norwegian chefs Kven people Norwegian polar explorers People from Hammerfest 1866 births 1939 deaths Amundsen's South Pole expedition