Werner Werenskiold
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| Werner Werenskiold | |
|---|---|
 Werner Werenskiold in 1958 | |
| Born |
28 April 1883 Paris, France |
| Died |
2 August 1961 (aged 78) Bærum, Akershus |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Fields | Quaternary geology and Geography |
| Institutions |
University of Oslo Yale University University of Bergen |
| Spouse |
1: 1910-41, Ingeborg Leuch Elieson (1884-1960), 2: 1942-61, Bergljot Qviller (1903-1996) |
Werner Werenskiold (1883–1961) was a Norwegian geologist and geographer, the son of Erik Werenskioldand visual artist Sophie Marie Stoltenberg Thomesen (1849–1926), and the brother of Dagfin Werenskiold.
Life and career
Werenskiold made field studies in Telemark and Gudbrandsdalen in his younger days, and later focused on studies at Svalbard and of glaciers in Jotunheimen. He was the principal editor of the two-volume series Norge, vårt land (1936 – 1941) and the book series Jorden vår klode. He was a professor of geography at the University of Oslo from 1925.[1][2]
He lived and died in Bærum, and was on the election ballot for the Liberal People's Party (formerly the Liberal Left Party) in the 1930s.[3]
Bibliography (in selection)
- Text to geological map of the region between Sætersdalen and Ringerike, Norges geologiske undersøkelse no. 66, 1912
- Norges fysiske og økonomiske geografi for gymnasiet (sm.m. E. Haffner), 1912 (8'th issue 1936)
- Tekst til geologisk oversiktskart over det sydlige Norge. Maalestok 1:1 000 000, Norges geologiske undersøkelse no. 70, 1914, pp. 13–35
- Mean Monthly Air Transport over the North Pacific Ocean, dr.avh., Geofysiske Publikasjoner, vol. 2 no. 9, 1922
- Fysisk geografi, 2 bd., 1925–43 (issue 1: Geofysikk, meteorologi, oseanografi, 1925, bd. 2: Landkarter, landjordens form, 1943)
- Geografi, tiltredelsesforelesning, in NGT 1927, pp. 1–9
- Jorden, dets land og folk, 2 bd., 1931–34
- Norge vårt land, 2 bd., 1936–41 (4'th issue in 3 bd., 1957)
- Jord, vann, luft, ild. Fysisk geografi for hvermann, 1952
- Jorden vår klode (sm.m. T. Width), 2 bd., 1956
References
- ↑ "Werner Werenskiold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ Bryhni, Inge. "Werner Werenskiold". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ "Østre Bærum Fris. Folkeparti". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 21 September 1931. p. 2.
External links
- Werner Werenskiold Biography on Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian)
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