Oddbjørn Engvold

Oddbjørn Engvold

Oddbjørn Engvold (born 7 April 1938) is a Norwegian astronomer.

He was born in Askim. His specialty is solar physics, and he was appointed as a professor at the University of Oslo in 1989. He was secretary general of the International Astronomical Union from 2003 to 2006 and a member of the board of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1993 to 1998.

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References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Oddbjørn Engvold" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Oddbj%C3%B8rn_Engvold. Retrieved 7 April 2009. 



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