Henry Larsen (explorer)

Henry Larsen on the RCMPV St. Roch

Henry Asbjørn Larsen (September 30, 1899 – October 29, 1964) was a Norwegian-Canadian Arctic explorer. Larsen was born on a small island, Herføl, south of Fredrikstad in Norway. Like his hero, Roald Amundsen, he became a seaman. Larsen immigrated to Canada, and became a British subject[1] in 1927 (Canadian citizen in 1947). In 1928, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

  1. ^ At the time, British citizenship applied. In 1947, the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 came into effect.