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'''Henry Marentius Rudi''' (12 March 1889 – 15 June 1970) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] trapper and [[polar bear#Exploitation|polar bear hunter]].<ref name=snl>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Henry_Rudi|title= Henry Rudi|publisher = Store norske leksikon |accessdate= April 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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'''Henry Rudi''' (1889–1970) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] huntsman and [[Polar bear hunting|polar bear hunter]]. His father had come from [[Gudbrandsdal]]en, to settle in [[Troms]]. Rudi went on a total of 40 hunting trips to the [[Arctic]] regions, and wintered there for 25 of them. The animals that was usually hunted in these regions include [[arctic fox]], [[walrus]] and seal, but Rudi is most known for having killed 713 [[Polar Bear]]s through his years in the Arctic. Areas in which Henry Rudi spent several winters, include [[Svalbard]], [[Jan Mayen]] and [[Greenland]]. The winter of 1947, was the last time Rudi went hunting in the Arctic. |
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[[File:Polarmuseet.jpg|thumb|250 px|Polar Museum at Tromsø has a permanent exhibition relating to Henry Rudi]] |
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Rudi was born in [[Tromsø]], Norway, the son of Ole Olsen Rudi (1859–1935) and Marie Wilhelmine Henriksen (1863–1934). His father had originally moved from [[Gudbrandsdal]]en. |
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== Life after the hunting == |
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Henry Rudi grew up in the town of [[Tromsø]]. This was also where he spent his last days. He was known for his cheerful personality and spent a lot of his retirement days in the [http://olhallen.custompublish.com Ølhallen] (The Beerhall) in Tromsø, where he gladly spoke to everybody who would listen about his adventures in the Arctic. |
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He started his career as a shopkeeper in Tromsø, but life behind the counter became monotonous. At 19, he spent the winter at [[Hopen (Svalbard)|Hopen]] in Svalbard (1908–09). He later went to the island of [[Jan Mayen]] and various fishing grounds in [[Svalbard]]. He also spent several winters in Greenland, first in Northeast Greenland (1928–30), at Southeast Greenland (1931–33) and at Northeast Greenland again (1939–42). |
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== Acknowledgements == |
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During [[World War II]], he belonged to a sled patrol under Danish command that patrolled the Greenland coastlines on the lookout for German soldiers (1942–45).<ref name=nbl>{{cite web|url = https://nbl.snl.no/Henry_Rudi|title=Henry Rudi|publisher = Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=Marit Anne Hauan|accessdate= April 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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* 1953 - Awarded with [[HM The King's Medal of Merit]] |
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* 1969 - Honored by the sixth formers of Tromsø to be the Honorary Sixth Former of 1969 |
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*He has also been honored with his own permanent exhibition in the [http://www.polarmuseum.no/en/ Polar Museum] in Tromsø, alongside great Arctic explorers such as [[Roald Amundsen]] and [[Fridtjof Nansen]]. |
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In total, he went on 40 hunting trips to the [[Arctic]] regions, and wintered there for 25 of them. |
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== Bibliography == |
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The animals that were usually hunted in these regions included [[Arctic fox]], [[walrus]] and seal, but Rudi is best known for having killed a total of 713 polar bears. The winter of 1947 was his last time hunting in the Arctic.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Rudi%2C%20Henry|title= Henry Rudi |publisher = polarhistorie.no |accessdate= April 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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*Sørensen, Lars Normann 1958: Henry Rudi, Isbjørnkongen. Gyldendal, Oslo. |
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Rudi spent his last days in the town of Tromsø. He was known for his cheerful personality and spent a lot of his retirement days in the Ølhallen pub in Tromsø, where he gladly spoke to everybody who would listen about his adventures in the Arctic. In 1953, he was awarded with the [[King's Medal of Merit]] (''Kongens fortjenstmedalje''). He has also been honored with his own permanent exhibition in the Polar Museum (''Polarmuseet'') at Tromsø alongside other Arctic explorers, including [[Roald Amundsen]] and [[Fridtjof Nansen]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Kongens_fortjenstmedalje|title= Kongens fortjenstmedalje|publisher =lokalhistoriewiki.no |accessdate= April 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://uit.no/om/enhet/artikkel?p_document_id=398471&p_dimension_id=88178 |title= The Polar Museum |publisher = University of Tromsø|accessdate= April 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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== Other sources == |
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*Sørensen, Lars Normann (1958) [https://www.bokklubben.no/biografier-generelle/henry-rudi-lars-normann-soerensen/produkt.do?produktId=117964 ''Henry Rudi, Isbjørnkongen''] Oslo: Gyldendal) {{ISBN|9788205297975}} |
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==External links== |
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*[https://uit.no/tmu/polarmuseet Polarmuseet website] |
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 15 August 2023
Henry Marentius Rudi (12 March 1889 – 15 June 1970) was a Norwegian trapper and polar bear hunter.[1]
Rudi was born in Tromsø, Norway, the son of Ole Olsen Rudi (1859–1935) and Marie Wilhelmine Henriksen (1863–1934). His father had originally moved from Gudbrandsdalen.
He started his career as a shopkeeper in Tromsø, but life behind the counter became monotonous. At 19, he spent the winter at Hopen in Svalbard (1908–09). He later went to the island of Jan Mayen and various fishing grounds in Svalbard. He also spent several winters in Greenland, first in Northeast Greenland (1928–30), at Southeast Greenland (1931–33) and at Northeast Greenland again (1939–42). During World War II, he belonged to a sled patrol under Danish command that patrolled the Greenland coastlines on the lookout for German soldiers (1942–45).[2]
In total, he went on 40 hunting trips to the Arctic regions, and wintered there for 25 of them. The animals that were usually hunted in these regions included Arctic fox, walrus and seal, but Rudi is best known for having killed a total of 713 polar bears. The winter of 1947 was his last time hunting in the Arctic.[3]
Rudi spent his last days in the town of Tromsø. He was known for his cheerful personality and spent a lot of his retirement days in the Ølhallen pub in Tromsø, where he gladly spoke to everybody who would listen about his adventures in the Arctic. In 1953, he was awarded with the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje). He has also been honored with his own permanent exhibition in the Polar Museum (Polarmuseet) at Tromsø alongside other Arctic explorers, including Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Rudi". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Marit Anne Hauan. "Henry Rudi". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Henry Rudi". polarhistorie.no. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kongens fortjenstmedalje". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Polar Museum". University of Tromsø. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
Other sources
[edit]- Sørensen, Lars Normann (1958) Henry Rudi, Isbjørnkongen Oslo: Gyldendal) ISBN 9788205297975
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