Vilhelm Bjerknes
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Vilhelm Bjerknes
Summary
Vilhelm Bjerknes is a human[1]. Born in Christiania[2], he… he died in Oslo[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], meteorologist[5], university teacher[6], mathematician[7], and climatologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Vilhelm Bjerknes was born in Christiania[2].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes was born in Oslo Municipality[10].
- Born in Oslo[11], Vilhelm Bjerknes…
- Vilhelm Bjerknes died in Oslo[3].
- Burial took place at Vår Frelsers gravlund[12].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's father was Carl Anton Bjerknes[13].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's mother was Q140463987[14].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes was married to Q140464629[15].
- A child of Vilhelm Bjerknes was Jacob Bjerknes[16].
- A child of Vilhelm Bjerknes was Wilhelm Bjerknes[17].
- A child of Vilhelm Bjerknes was Kristian Bjerknes[18].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes held citizenship in Norway[19].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as a physicist[4].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as a meteorologist[5].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as a university teacher[6].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as a mathematician[7].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as a climatologist[8].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's professions included geophysicist[20].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's field of work was physics[21].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's field of work was meteorology[22].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's field of work was geophysics[23].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes's field of work was mathematics[24].
- Vilhelm Bjerknes was employed by Leipzig University[25].
- Among Vilhelm Bjerknes's employers was Stockholm University[26].
- Among Vilhelm Bjerknes's employers was Carnegie Institution for Science[27].
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Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Christiania[2], a toponym[28], in Norway[29]; Oslo Municipality[10], a municipality of Norway[30], in Norway[31], founded in 1838[32]; and Oslo[11], a big city[33], in Norway[34], founded in 1048[35]. Vilhelm Bjerknes's father was Carl Anton Bjerknes[13]. His mother was Q140463987[14].
Education
Educated at University of Oslo[36], a public university[37], in Norway[38], founded in 1811[39], headquartered in Blindern[40]; University of Paris[41], a former entity[42], in France[43], founded in 1150[44], headquartered in Paris[45]; and University of Bonn[46], a public research university[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1818[49], headquartered in Bonn[50]. Doctoral advisors include Heinrich Hertz[51], Carl Anton Bjerknes[52], and Henri Poincaré[53].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include physicist[4], meteorologist[5], university teacher[6], mathematician[7], climatologist[8], and geophysicist[20]. Fields of work include physics[21], a branch of science[54]; meteorology[22], a branch of science[55]; geophysics[23], a branch of science[56]; and mathematics[24], an academic discipline[57]. Employers include Leipzig University[25], a public university[58], in Germany[59], founded in 1409[60], headquartered in Leipzig[61]; Stockholm University[26], a public university[62], in Sweden[63], founded in 1878[64], headquartered in Stockholm[65]; Carnegie Institution for Science[27], a nonprofit organization[66], in United States[67], founded in 1902[68], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[69]; University of Oslo[70], a public university[71], in Norway[72], founded in 1811[73], headquartered in Blindern[74]; and University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute[75]. Doctoral students include Einar Høiland[76], Jørgen Holmboe[77], Harald Sverdrup[78], Bruno Wiese[79], Willy Peine[80], and Marie Dietsch[81].
Recognition
Awards received include Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[82], Gunnerus Medal[83], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[84], Buys Ballot Medal[85], Alexander Agassiz Medal[86], and Vega Medal[87].
Personal Life
Vilhelm Bjerknes was married to Q140464629[15]. Children include Jacob Bjerknes[16], a meteorologist[88], 1897–1975[89], of Norway[90], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[91], specialised in weather front[92]; Wilhelm Bjerknes[17], a physician[93], 1901–1940[94], of Norway[95]; and Kristian Bjerknes[18], an architect[96], 1901–1981[97], of Norway[98], awarded the Treprisen[99].
Death and Burial
Vilhelm Bjerknes passed away in Oslo[3]. He is buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund[12].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Vilhelm Bjerknes include Bjerknes[100] and Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal[101].
Why It Matters
Vilhelm Bjerknes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[102] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[103]
He has been cited as an influence by Jacob Bjerknes[104], a meteorologist[105], 1897–1975[106], of Norway[107], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[108], specialised in weather front[109]; Carl-Gustaf Rossby[110], a meteorologist[111], 1898–1957[112], of Sweden[113], awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[114], specialised in meteorology[115]; Vagn Walfrid Ekman[116], a physicist[117], 1874–1954[118], of Sweden[119], awarded the Alexander Agassiz Medal[120], specialised in oceanography[121]; and Ragnar Fjørtoft[122], a meteorologist[123], 1913–1998[124], of Norway[125], awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[126], specialised in meteorology[127].
Entities named for him include Bjerknes[100] and Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal[101].
His notable doctoral advisees include Svein Rosseland[128], an astronomer[129], 1894–1985[130], of Norway[131], awarded the Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav[132], specialised in astrophysics[133]; Harald Sverdrup[134], an oceanographer[135], 1888–1957[136], of Norway[137], awarded the Commander of the Order of St. Olav[138], specialised in physical oceanography[139]; and Halvor Solberg[140], a meteorologist[141], 1895–1974[142], of Norway[143], awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[144], specialised in meteorology[145].
FAQs
Where was Vilhelm Bjerknes born?
Born in Christiania[2], Vilhelm Bjerknes…
Where did Vilhelm Bjerknes die?
Vilhelm Bjerknes died in Oslo[3].
Who were Vilhelm Bjerknes's parents?
Vilhelm Bjerknes's father was Carl Anton Bjerknes[13]. Vilhelm Bjerknes's mother was Q140463987[14].
Who was Vilhelm Bjerknes married to?
Vilhelm Bjerknes's spouses include Q140464629[15].
What did Vilhelm Bjerknes do for work?
Vilhelm Bjerknes worked as physicist[4], meteorologist[5], university teacher[6], mathematician[7], and climatologist[8].
Where did Vilhelm Bjerknes go to school?
Vilhelm Bjerknes was educated at University of Oslo[36], University of Paris[41], University of Bonn[46], and University of Oslo[146].
What awards did Vilhelm Bjerknes receive?
Honors received include Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[82], Gunnerus Medal[83], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[84], and Buys Ballot Medal[85].
Who did Vilhelm Bjerknes influence?
Vilhelm Bjerknes has been cited as an influence by Jacob Bjerknes[104], Carl-Gustaf Rossby[110], Vagn Walfrid Ekman[116], and Ragnar Fjørtoft[122].