Kjell Bloch Sandved
Kjell Bloch Sandved (October 20, 1922 – December 20, 2015) was a Norwegian born publisher, author, lecturer and nature photographer, most known for his Butterfly Alphabet which contains pictures of Butterfly Wings resembling all the 26 letters in the latin alphabet and the arabic numerals 0 to 9.
Kjell Bloch Sandved
- Name
- Kjell Bloch Sandved
- Born
- 20 October 1922 in Strandebarm
- Died
- 20 December 2015
- Place of death
- Washington, DC
- Known for
- Butterfly Alphabet
- Occupation
- Author, lecturer and nature photographer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- English · Norwegian
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Kjell Bloch Sandved (October 20, 1922 – December 20, 2015) was a Norwegian born publisher, author, lecturer and nature photographer, most known for his Butterfly Alphabet which contains pictures of Butterfly Wings resembling all the 26 letters in the latin alphabet and the arabic numerals 0 to 9.
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• Name — Kjell Bloch Sandved • Born — 20 October 1922 in Strandebarm • Died — 20 December 2015 • Place of death — Washington, DC • Known for — Butterfly Alphabet • Employer — National Museum of Natural History for the Smithsonian Institution • Occupation — Author, lecturer and nature photographer • Website — http: www.butterflyalphabet.com/
Work in the United States
Work in the United States
In 1960 he emigrated from Norway to United States, and from then he worked in National Museum of Natural History for the Smithsonian Institution as an author and lecturer. During his 32 year career there, Kjell Sandved has filmed penguins and seals in Antarctica, marine life and coral reefs in the Caribbean and Pacific, excavations of Early Bronze-Age Man at the Dead Sea, social behavior of orangutans in Kalimantan, and the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia Arnoldi, in Sumatra. He lectured with the Smithsonian Associates at schools and colleges around the United States on animal behavior and nature photography.
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1922
Kjell Bloch Sandved born at Strandebarm Municipality.
2015
Kjell Bloch Sandved died at Washington, D.C..
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Kjell B. Sandved has published two encyclopedias and co-edited nine books. * * * * * * * * * *
Reception
Sandved's book The world of music is described by The Independents Robert Fisk as "... a weighty heart attack of a book", and his book Leaves: The Formation, Characteristics, and Uses of Hundreds of Leaves Found in All Parts of the World is described by Tibor Fuchs as "Stunning photos and informative text about all kinds of leaves, including many that houseplant lovers have in their homes." In the City Room blog at New York Times written by the staff.
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- 1.Butterfly Alphabet, Inc. New York Conservationist Magazine 2004.
- 2.Butterfly Alphabet, Inc.
- 3.Fisk, Robert. Robert Fisk: Thank you, readers, for these gems. The Independent. 2008-07-05.
- 4.Times, The New York. Answers About Growing Indoor Plants, Part 2. City Room. 2010-04-01.
- 5.George Mason University Libraries. Guide to the Kjell Sandved nature photograph collection, 1960s-2008.
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- 7.Schudel, Matt. Kjell Sandved, photographer who found art in butterfly wings, dies at 93. Washington Post.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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