Vilhelm Bjerknes Scientist

Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes ForMemRS (/ˈvɪlˌhɛlm ˈbjɜrknɨs/; 14 March 1862 – 9 April 1951) was a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting.

Personal facts

Vilhelm Bjerknes
Birth dateMarch 14, 1862
Birth place
Oslo
Date of deathApril 09, 1951
Place of death
Oslo
Known for
Weather forecasting

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Scientist

awards
Royal Society
doctoral advisor
Field of study
Meteorology
Physicist

Vilhelm Bjerknes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I104749&tree=IEA