Tryggve Gran
Norwegian aviator
Jens Tryggve Herman Gran MC was a Norwegian aviator, polar explorer and author.
He was the skiing expert on the 1910–13 Scott Antarctic Expedition and was the first person to fly across the North Sea from Scotland to Norway in a heavier-than-air... Wikipedia
Born: January 20, 1888, Bergen, Norway
Died: January 8, 1980 (age 91 years), Grimstad Municipality, Norway
Spouse: Margaret Schønheyder (m. 1941–1980), Ingeborg Meinich (m. 1923), and Lilian Clara Johnson (m. 1918–1921)
Children: Hermann Gran
Books: The Norwegian with Scott
Award: Military Cross