Tellef Dahll
Tellef Dahll (born April 10, 1825 in Kragerø , † June 17, 1893 in Morgedal ) was a Norwegian geologist.
Dahll acquired his candidate title in mineralogy in Oslo in 1846 and was manager of an iron mine in Arendal from 1850 . Then he was involved in the geological survey of Norway, founded in 1858, and in the creation of the geological map of Norway, first in the south (as a colleague of Theodor Kjerulf ) and then in the far north. He also discovered mineral resources ( apatite in Bamle , gold in Finnmark , coal on Andøya and nickel on Senja ). In 1872 he became a mining inspector.
In 1865/66 he represented the office of Bratsberg in the Norwegian parliament.
Fonts
- with Kjerulf: Geologisk Kart over det søndenfjeldske Norge omfattende Christiania, Hamar og Christiansands donors, 1866
- Geologisk Kart over Det Nordlige Norge, 1879
- with Kjerulf: Udsigt over det sydlige Norges geologi, with map 1: 1 million, Oslo 1879, also translated into German in 1880
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahll, Tellef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kragerø |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1893 |
| Place of death | Morgedal |