Brief Life History of Karl
When Karl Amundsen was born on 11 November 1899, in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Iver Andreas Amundsen, was 40 and his mother, Josefine Fredrikke Aas, was 35. He died about 1981, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Karl Georg Amundsen in household of Iver Amundsen, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Karl Georg, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Carl Georg, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
Parents and Siblings
1859–1944 Male
1864–1955 Female
Siblings (11)
1885–1950 Male
1887–1940 Female
1889–1889 Female
1891–1963 Female
1893–1965 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1900 · 1900 Norwegian Census
Age 1
1904 · Åsta Holth
Age 5
1923 · Naming Law
Age 24
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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