Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen
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Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen (1894 – 1971) was a famous Finnish geodesist.
He is mostly known for his refinement of the theory of isostasy by George Airy and for his studies of the global geoid.
- 1931-1949 Professor of Geodesy, Helsinki University of Technology
- 1933-1936 Member of Finnish Parliament
- 1949-1961 Director, Finnish Geodetic Institute
- 1951-1961 Research professor, Ohio State University