Hans Holtedahl
Hans Holtedahl | |
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| Born | 8 December 1917 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 24 February 2001 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Geologist |
| Employer | University of Bergen |
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| Awards | Reusch Medal (1952) |
Hans Holtedahl (8 December 1917 – 24 February 2001) was a Norwegian geologist. He was a professor of geology at the University of Bergen.[1]
Biography
He was born in Krisitania (now Oslo, Norway) a son of geologist Olaf Holtedahl (1885–1975) and Tora Gurstad (1889–1980). [1] [2]
In 1936, Holtedahl began studying chemistry and zoology at the University of Oslo. In 1939, he joined a research expedition to
Free Norwegian forces. Given six months leave in Edinburgh, he studied geology under geologist Arthur Holmes (1890–1965) at the University of Edinburgh.[3]
In 1948 he took a master's degree at the
Norwegian Geological Society with the Reusch Medal.[4]
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Personal life
During his studies in Edinburgh, he met the philology student Wendy Moira Lowe (1923–1978), who he married in 1946 and with whom he had three children.[4]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Olaf Holtedahl". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- S2CID 72094666. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b Bryhni, Inge. "Hans Holtedahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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