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Bjørn Helland-Hansen

Norwegian oceanographer (1877-1957) · Norway · On the map · Academics · Died at 79

Bjørn Helland-Hansen was a Norwegian pioneer in the field of modern oceanography. He studied the variation patterns of the weather in the northern Atlantic Ocean and of the atmosphere.

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1957Died7 September 19571948Gunnerus MedalAward1941Vega MedalAward1933Alexander Agassiz MedalAward1928Carl-Ritter-MedalAward1915Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences classAward1877Born16 October 1877

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Gunnerus Medal1948
Vega Medal1941
Alexander Agassiz Medal1933
Carl-Ritter-Medal1928
Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class1915
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
Commander of the Order of St. Olav
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav

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Country
Norway
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1957 · aged 79

Academics from Norway 6

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