About Harald Bjørlykke
Lived 1901 – 1968 (aged 66–67). Harald Bjørlykke was a Norwegian geologist, mineralogist, university teacher, editing staff and scientist.
Harald Bjørlykke (14 September 1901 – 28 February 1968) was a Norwegian geologist. He was the father of geologist Arne Bjørlykke.
He took the dr.philos. degree from the University of Oslo in 1935. From 1937 to 1946 he was a lecturer in mineralogy and crystallography at Norwegian Institute of Technology. He was a state geologist at the Geological Survey of Norway 1946–1951. He became head of Norsk Bergverk in 1952 and was chief geologist at Søve mines in Ulefoss. In 1958, he became director of the Norwegian Geological Survey. He was professor of geology at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1966.
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Who was Harald Bjørlykke?
Norwegian geologist (1901–1968)
When was Harald Bjørlykke born?
Harald Bjørlykke was born on 14 September 1901 in Ås Municipality.
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Harald Bjørlykke died in 1968 in Trondheim.
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Harald Bjørlykke was a geologist, mineralogist, university teacher, editing staff and scientist.
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Harald Bjørlykke was Norwegian.
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