About Rolf Witting
Lived 1879 – 1944 (aged 65). Rolf Witting was a Finnish politician, diplomat, foreign minister, oceanographer, geophysicist and hydrologist.
Rolf Johan Witting (30 September 1879 in Viipuri – 11 October 1944 in Porvoon maalaiskunta) was a Finnish oceanographist and politician, member of four of Finland's cabinets 1924–1943.
Scientific career Witting graduated as Abitur in 1897, Candidate of Philosophy in 1901, Master of Philosophy in 1907, Licentiate 1909 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1910.
Witting served in business life as a head of corporate government in the Hanken School of Economics, the Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters and the Geographical Society of Finland. Also he was as a member of corporate government in Teollisuushypoteekkipankki, Suomen pankkiyhdistys and Hufvudstadsbladet.
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Who was Rolf Witting?
Finnish politician (1879-1944)
When was Rolf Witting born?
Rolf Witting was born on 30 September 1879 in Vyborg.
When did Rolf Witting die?
Rolf Witting died on 11 October 1944 in Porvoo.
What was Rolf Witting's occupation?
Rolf Witting was a politician, diplomat, foreign minister, oceanographer, geophysicist and hydrologist.
What nationality was Rolf Witting?
Rolf Witting was Finnish.
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