Olaf Holtedahl
| Professor Olaf Holtedahl | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1885 |
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| Institutions | University of Oslo |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Olaf Holtedahl ForMemRS[1] (24 June 1885 – 26 August 1975) born in Oslo, Norway was a Norwegian geologist, Dr.philos. in 1913, senior lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1914, and Professor of geology there from 1920 to 1956.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career
Holtedahl was among the last of a generation of geologists that mastered the subject in all its breadth. He delivered a significant contribution, not only in Norway but also for large areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. His first geological work dealt with the Oslo Rift in kambrosilur, and he was part of the 1909-11 expeditions to Svalbard, 1914-17 he explored Lapland Geology, 1918, he worked at Bear Island. In 1921 he led a Norwegian expedition to Novaya Zemlya and was 1927-28 with the Lars Christensen's Antarctic expeditions, from these expeditions he edited the scientific results.[2] He was Doctoral advisor of Professor Bjørn G. Andersen, and was the main initiator of his Quaternary geological works.[10]
Personal
Olaf Holtedahl was the father of Professor of geology Hans Holtedahl[2] (1917–2001).
Honors and awards
- Wollaston Medal (1951)
- Elected member of the Royal Society in 1961[1][2]
References
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- ↑ Holtedahl, Olaf (1907): Alunskiferfeltet ved Øieren, Norges Geologiske Undersøkelser nr. 45 (Aarbog for 1907)
- ↑ Holtedahl, Olaf (1916): Zur Kenntnis der Karbonablagerungen des westlischen Spitsbergens, VSK Skr. I (del 1: 1911 nr. 10, 1911, del 2: 1912 nr. 23, 1913)
- ↑ Holtedahl, Olaf (1916): The Strophomenidae of the Kristiania region, VKS Skr. I 1915 nr. 12
- ↑ Holtedahl, Olaf (1918): Bidrag til Finmarkens geologi, Norges Geologiske Undersøkelser nr. 84
- ↑ Holtedahl, Olaf (1929): On the geology and physiography of some Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Sci. Res. Norwegian Antarctic Exped. 1927-1928 and 1928-1929. 3. Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo, 1-172
- ↑ Olaf Holtedahl Biography on Store Norske Leksikon
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External links
- Olaf Holtedahl: 24. juni 1885 — 26. august 1975, in the Norwegian Journal of Geography, Volume 30, Issue 1, 1976
- Olaf Holtedahl 24. juni 1885 — 26. august 1975 Elected For Mem. R. S. 1961 by L. Størmer
- Olaf Holtedahl Biography in Store Norske Leksikon
- Olaf Holtedahl Biography at Norsk Polarhistorie
- Geology of Norway: Maps in cooperation with Bjørn G. Andersen
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