Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe

Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe (1808 - 1888) was a Norwegian mineralogist.

He graduated as cand.miner. in 1840. He first worked in Trondhjem as a mine superindendent, later at the Kongsberg Silver Mines. [http://www.tfb.no/db/personalhistorie/3_7_20070228_153436.pdf "Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede"] , by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.] He was mayor of Kongsberg for three months in 1851, being succeeded by Jens Landmark. [ [http://www.kongsberg.kommune.no/kultur/gater/data/ordforerikongsb.htm Mayors of Kongsberg] - hosted by Kongsberg municipality]

From 1860 to 1877 he was a professor in physical geography at the University of Christiania. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.b]

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