Mikkel Ødelien
Mikkel Ødelien (5 October 1893 – 11 February 1984) was a Norwegian scientist, educator and soil researcher.[1]
He was born in
Norwegian College of Agriculture located in Ås, in Akershus County, Norway from 1932 to 1962. He served as rector there from 1954 to 1956. During 1967 he was engaged by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation in Madagascar
.
He contributed new knowledge in almost all areas of soil culture, but particularly important for Norwegian agriculture was the new knowledge on
Mikkel Ødelien was made a member of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1959. He was a member of several international science academies and companies and an honorary doctorate by the Royal Lantbrukshögskolan in Uppsala University
(1962).
References
- ^ Mikkel Ødelien (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ "Ødelien, Mikkel". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
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