Dag Olav Hessen

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Dag Olav Hessen (2010)

Dag Olav Hessen (born July 6, 1956 ) is a Norwegian biologist and university professor .

Life

Dag Olav Hessen finished his biology studies in 1982 and briefly turned to law studies before he successfully completed his doctorate in biology in 1988. In 1993 he was appointed professor of biology at the University of Oslo . Since 1998 he has been a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences .

Thematically, Hessen deals with ecology, evolution, food systems and combines this with other disciplines of ethics and philosophy. He published several popular science books and was awarded the Fritt-Ord-Preis , Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris , Akademikerprisen and Humanistprisen .

Works (selection)

  • Det tapte paradis (1997)
  • Darwins Verden (1998)
  • Egoisme - sketch together with Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1999)
  • Et liv på mange vis: En antologi om Peter Wessel Zapffe (1999)
  • Carl von Linné (2000)
  • Mennesket i et nytt lys. Darwinisme og utviklingslære i Norge (2002)
  • Gener, Gud og Gaia: Om tilfeldigheter og skjebne (2003)
  • Hva er biologi (2005)
  • Genenes gåte (2007)
  • Nature - Hva shall vi med the? (2008)
  • Darwin - verden ble aldri den samme (2009)
  • Livet - en kort Reise gjennom 4 billion years (2009)
  • På stedet løp - competitor's paradoxes (2012)
  • Hvor kommer jed fra? (2012)
  • Kristine Bonnevie - et forskerliv (2012)
  • Klimaendringer i Norge. Forskernes forklaringer (2013)
  • Isfritt. Populærvitenskap som angår deg (2014)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gøril Huse: Får pris for “Hjernevask” , klartale.no , December 8, 2010, accessed on January 1, 2015
  2. ↑ Akademikerprisen til professor Dag O. Hessen ( Memento from October 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), akademikerne.no , October 10, 2010.
  3. ^ Even Gran: Dag O. Hessen får Humanistprisen , fritanke.no , May 6, 2013, accessed on January 1, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Hesse, Dag Olav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian biologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1956