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Olaf Holtedahl

Norwegian geologist (1885-1975) · Norway · On the map · Scientists · Died at 90

Olaf Holtedahl was a Norwegian geologist. He became a senior lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1914, and was Professor of Geology there from 1920 to 1956.

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1975Died26 August 19751961Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1955Gunnerus MedalAward1954Leopold-von-Buch-PlaqueAward1951Commander of the Order of St. OlavAwardWollaston MedalAward1916Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences classAward1912King's Medal of Merit in GoldAward1885Born24 June 1885

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Foreign Member of the Royal Society1961
Gunnerus Medal1955
Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque1954
Wollaston Medal1951
Commander of the Order of St. Olav1951
Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class1916
King's Medal of Merit in Gold1912
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

About this person

Country
Norway
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1975 · aged 90