Nicolai Herlofson
Nicolai Herlofson (born August 25, 1916 in Oslo , † March 14, 2004 in Stockholm ) was a Norwegian researcher in the field of geophysics .
Herlofson was a grandson of the banker and shipowner Axel Nicolai Herlofson . In the 1940s he worked closely with the later Nobel Prize winner Hannes Alfvén . Herlofson worked at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm from 1951 and was later also a professor there. Herlofson was Secretary General of the International Science Council from 1958 .
literature
- Kungl. vetenskapsakademien, matriculation 1998/1999 . Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien, 1998, ISSN 0302-6558 , p. 68 (Swedish).
- Contributors - Professor Nicolai Herlofson . In: New Scientist . No. 252 . Reed Business Information Ltd., September 14, 1961, ISSN 0262-4079 , p. 682 (English, books.google.de [accessed December 1, 2014]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herlofson, Nicolai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian researcher in geophysics |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2004 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |