Oskar Hansen is best known as a sculptor, but also did extensive writing on theology, astronomy and the arts. He was born in Norway, when it was a dual kingdom with Sweden, and his parents were Oskar II and Josephine Maximiliana Hansen.
Before coming to America in 1910, Oskar Hansen III went to sea as a cabin boy, traveling around the world five times as a merchant seaman for Norway. He also joined the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, attaining the rank of General of Br (showing 500 of 2045 characters). |
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