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Boye Schlytter

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Boye Schlytter

Boye Hamilton Schlytter (22 October 1891 – 9 December 1977) was a Norwegian businessperson and mountain climber.[1] He was president of Norsk Tindeklub from 1928 to 1948. In June 1936, he led the expedition to recover three bodies from Lihesten after the Havørn Accident.[2] On 22 August, Schlytter and three others in the expedition were awarded the Medal for Heroic Deeds.[3]

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Bibliography
  • Hoffstad, Einar (1935). Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian).
  • Nordstrand, Ingemar (2006). "Havørn-ulukka som skaka fly-Noreg i 1936". Årbok for Sogn nr. 52 (in Norwegian). Kaupanger: Historielaget for Sogn / Sogn Folkemuseum. ISBN 82-91653-11-9.
Notes
  1. ^ Hoffstad (1935): 678
  2. ^ Nordstrand (2006): 90
  3. ^ Nordstrand (2006): 92