Major Contributor to Liberian Historical Studies, Svend Holsoe, Dies May 9, 2017 on Education, The Diaspora by Gbatemah Senah Major Contributor to Liberian Historical Studies, Svend Holsoe, Dies May 9, 2017 on Education, The Diaspora by Gbatemah Senah Svend Einar Holsoe, a major contributor to research on Liberian history, culture, and its people, has been reported dead.