RASMUS BJORN ANDERSON
\ɹˈazməs bjˈɔːn ˈandəsən], \ɹˈazməs bjˈɔːn ˈandəsən], \ɹ_ˈa_z_m_ə_s b_j_ˈɔː_n ˈa_n_d_ə_s_ə_n]\
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An American author; born in Albion, Wis., Jan. 12, 1846, of Norwegian parents. He was educated at Norwegian Lutheran College, Decorah, Iowa; becoming professor of Scandinavian languages in the University of Wisconsin in 1875-84, and United States minister to Denmark in 1885. His books include: "America not Discovered by Christopher Columbus" (1874); "Norse Mythology" (1875); "Viking Tales of the North" (1877), "Translation of the Younger Edda" (1880); "First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, 1821-40".
By Charles Dudley Warner
