Snowshoe Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Snowshoe Thompson

American cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1827

Place of Birth: Austbygdi, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 15-May-1876

Profession: mail carrier, cross-country skier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Albert Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue; April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876), nicknamed Snowshoe Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California, was a Norwegian-American considered to be the father of California skiing.