Editing Thor Heyerdahl (section)

===Governmental and state honours===
* Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav]] (1987) (Commander with Star: 1970; Commander: 1951)<ref name="PLU">{{in lang|nb}} [http://nrk.no/underholdning/store_norske/4349420.html nrk.no]. Retrieved on 7 July 2011.</ref>
* Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Peru (1953)<ref name="PLU" />
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (21 June 1965)<ref name="PLU" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=0&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=heyerdahl&nome=&daAnno=1900&aAnno=1990&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=OCO_ANNO_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_MESE_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_GIORNO_DECRETO%20DESC | title = Presidenza della Republica; ONORIFICENZE | language = it | access-date = 12 March 2013 }}</ref>
* Knight in the [[Order of Saint John of Jerusalem]]<ref>Heyerdahl paid 50,000 dollars for this honour. ''[[De Telegraaf]]'' (16 November 1971)</ref>
* Knight of the [[Order of Merit (Egypt)|Order of Merit]], Egypt (1971)<ref name="PLU" />
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of Ouissam Alaouite]] (Morocco; 1971)
* Officer, [[Order of the Sun (Peru)]] (1975) and Knight Grand Cross
* International Pahlavi Environment Prize, United Nations (1978)<ref name="PLU" />
* Knight of the [[Order of the Golden Ark]], Netherlands (1980)<ref name="PLU" />
* Commander, [[American Knights of Malta]] (1970)<ref name="PLU" />
* [[Civitan International]] World Citizenship Award<ref>Armbrester, Margaret E. (1992), {{cite book |last= Armbrester |first= Margaret E. |title= The Civitan Story |year= 1992 |publisher= Ebsco Media |location= Birmingham, AL |page= 95 }}</ref>
* [[Austrian Decoration for Science and Art]] (2000)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question | language = de | page=1381 | access-date = 16 November 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Medal of St. Hallvard|St. Hallvard's Medal]]