Oluf Rygh

Oluf Rygh (5 September 1833 – 19 August 1899) was a noted Norwegian archaeologist, philologist and historian.

He led the 1867 excavation of the Tune ship (Norwegian: Tuneskipet) [1] Oluf Rygh was born in Verdal in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway.

Oluf Rygh attended the Trondhjem Cathedral School in 1850 and went to the University of Christiania to study philology, where he graduated in 1856.

His work about Norwegian antiquities Norske Oldsaker (1885) is recognized for its detailed illustrations and even today is still a significant reference source.

[3] Oluf Rygh is best known for creation of a registry of Norwegian farm names Norske Gaardnavne which is a 19 volume set of books based on a manuscript prepared from 1897 to 1924.