Axel Hamberg

Axel Hamberg on a field trip with students, 1904

Axel Hamberg (1863–1933) was a Swedish mineralogist, geographer, explorer and professor in geography at the University of Uppsala 1907-1928. The Spitsbergen glacier Hambergbreen is named after him,[1] as is the Bjørnøya mountain of Hambergfjellet,[2] and also the Hamberg Glacier of South Georgia.[3]

The mineral hambergite is named after him.[4]

He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1905.

References

  1. ↑ "Hambergbreen". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hambergfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ↑ United States Geological Survey (January 7, 2012). "Antarctica Feature Detail". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "hambergitt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 January 2012.