Richard Nielsen (1) (1933–2016)

Dr. Richard Nielsen is an independent researcher, who has been studying the Kensington Rune Stone and other North American runic writings for three decades. Having completed master's degrees in mathematics and marine engineering leading to his former career in the U.S. Coast Guard, Dr. Nielsen earned a doctorate in technology from the University of Denmark. He has worked as an engineer all over the world in the Oil and Gas business and lived for lengthy times in Lebanon, Paraguay, England, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Norway and Spain. His many years in Denmark and Norway enabled him to study runes, learn to read Swedish and Norwegian, and perfect his knowledge of Scandinavian history. “My work with distinguished Swedish scholar, Professor Henrik Williams, is the best thing I have accomplished for advancing research on the Kensington Rune Stone of Minnesota, the Heavener Rune Stone of Oklahoma, the Narragansett Stone of Rhode Island and the Spirit Pond Rune Stones of Maine”. - Yarmouth County Museums and Archives