Vilhelm Bjerknes
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Vilhelm Bjerknes, circa 1920
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a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting.
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Born
14 March 1862 Christiania, Norway
Died
9 April 1951 (aged 89) Oslo, Norway
Known for
Poincaré–Bjerknes circulation theorem Bjerknes force Development of modern weather forecasting Bergen School of Meteorology
Fields
Physics and Meteorology
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society Symons Gold Medal, 1932
Institutions
University of Stockholm University of Leipzig University of Oslo
adultbasic
Norway
Citizenship
Norwegian
Doctoral advisor
Heinrich Hertz
era
1800+
Influences
Heinrich Hertz Henri Poincaré Carl Anton Bjerknes