Eiler Larsen
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Eiler_Larsen an entity of type: Thing
Eiler Larsen (March 27, 1890 – March 19, 1975) was a Danish vagabond who earned fame as "The Greeter" of Laguna Beach, California, United States. Larsen wandered in Europe, South America and across the United States before settling in Laguna at age 52. He worked as an occasional gardener, but adopted the daily habit of standing on a street corner to greet every car and passerby. From the 1940s until the early 1970s, the shaggy-haired, heavily bearded Larsen grinning, waving and booming "Halloo-oo-oo!" to visitors became a cultural icon for Laguna Beach tourists. Local patrons supported him with a rent-free room, free meals and other services. In 1964, Larsen was proclaimed Laguna's Official Greeter by the mayor. During his lifetime, Larsen was featured in paintings, postcards, photographs
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Eiler Larsen
rdf:langString
Eiler Larsen
rdf:langString
Eiler Larsen
xsd:date
1975-03-19
rdf:langString
Aarhus, Denmark
xsd:date
1890-03-27
xsd:integer
33234488
xsd:integer
1093634897
xsd:date
1890-03-27
rdf:langString
Larsen as seen on a Laguna Beach postcard ca. 1960.
xsd:date
1975-03-19
rdf:langString
being the Town Greeter of Laguna Beach
rdf:langString
"The Greeter"
rdf:langString
Eiler Larsen (March 27, 1890 – March 19, 1975) was a Danish vagabond who earned fame as "The Greeter" of Laguna Beach, California, United States. Larsen wandered in Europe, South America and across the United States before settling in Laguna at age 52. He worked as an occasional gardener, but adopted the daily habit of standing on a street corner to greet every car and passerby. From the 1940s until the early 1970s, the shaggy-haired, heavily bearded Larsen grinning, waving and booming "Halloo-oo-oo!" to visitors became a cultural icon for Laguna Beach tourists. Local patrons supported him with a rent-free room, free meals and other services. In 1964, Larsen was proclaimed Laguna's Official Greeter by the mayor. During his lifetime, Larsen was featured in paintings, postcards, photographs and sculptures.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
20818
rdf:langString
"The Greeter"
xsd:gYear
1890
xsd:gYear
1975
