Ivar Werner Oftedal
Norwegian mineralogist, professor of mineralogy, Institute of Geology, University of Oslo
About Ivar Werner Oftedal
Lived 1894 – 1976 (aged 82). Ivar Werner Oftedal was a Norwegian mineralogist, professor and geologist.
Ivar Werner Oftedal (25 February 1894 – 30 May 1976) was a Norwegian mineralogist.
He was born in Larvik. He took his cand.real. degree in 1929 and the dr.philos. degree in 1941, both at the University of Oslo. After 29 years as a conservator at the University Museum, he was a professor of geology at the University of Oslo from 1949 to 1964, specializing in mineralogy, geochemistry and crystallography.
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Who was Ivar Werner Oftedal?
Norwegian mineralogist, professor of mineralogy, Institute of Geology, University of Oslo (1894-1976)
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Ivar Werner Oftedal was born on 25 February 1894 in Larvik.
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Ivar Werner Oftedal died on 30 May 1976.
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Ivar Werner Oftedal was a mineralogist, professor and geologist.
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Ivar Werner Oftedal was Norwegian.
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