Tove Birkelund

Tove Birkelund was a Danish geologist who specialized in historical geology. She is remembered internationally for her research into the fossils of extinct squid-like species, including belemnites and ammonites, which she investigated in Denmark, Greenland and several other countries. She played a leading role in the Danish research community, serving as a member of the Danish Research Council for Natural Sciences and of the Carlsberg Foundation. From 1966 to 1986, Birkelund was professor of historical geography at Copenhagen University's Geological Institute.