▁N iel sen ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁V ett ak ol len . ▁He ▁also ▁learned ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Hung arian . ▁ ▁Awards ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Let ters ▁and ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁held ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁T art u . ▁He ▁was ▁decor ated ▁as ▁a ▁Knight , ▁First ▁Class ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Norwegian ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁O lav ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁was ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Rose ▁and ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁E agle , ▁and ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Pol ar ▁Star . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁Os lo . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁death s ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁phil olog ists ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁lex ic ograph ers ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁transl ators ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Os lo ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Hels ink i ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Os lo ▁fac ulty ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Let ters ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Category : K n ights ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Pol ar ▁Star ▁Category : Re