Bjørvik Jacobsen (16 July 1916 – 15 October 2000)[1] was a Norwegian trapper/hunter and author. He was the son of Wanny Woldstad. The winters of 1933–1934 and 1934–1935, he wintered in Hyttevika by Hornsund with his mother and his brother Alf.[2][3]

He wintered at Harmon (Halvmåneøya) in 1947. He brought the polar bear cub "Sebben" back to Tromsø.

He had a teacher's education, and settled in Nordreisa. He wrote two books and a series of articles about life as a trapper based on his experiences. The books are titled Halvmåneøya and Drama i ishavet.[4]

In his later years he lived and married in Gryllefjord on Senja in Troms.

Bibliography

  • Halvmåneøya: en fangstberetning fra Svalbard - Oslo, Tiden, 1983. ISBN 82-10-02513-9
  • Drama i Ishavet: M/S «Enigheten»s tragiske forlis - Oslo, Gyldendal 1986. ISBN 82-05-16918-7

References

  1. ↑ "Slekt og Data | Norges største organisasjon for slektsforskere". Slekt og Data (in Norwegian). 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. ↑ Woldstad, Wanny (1956). Første kvinne som fangstmann på Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Johann Grundt Tanum. OCLC 7262872.
  3. ↑ Hauan, Marit (1992). "Wanny har bakt ... også har hun skudt 3 stormåser". Kvinnfolk på tvers (in Norwegian). Elin Svenneby. Oslo: Emilia. ISBN 9788274190122. OCLC 476245799.
  4. ↑ Johansen, Geir (1992-07-23). "En 17-årings møte med Svalbard". Framtid i Nord (in Norwegian).
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