Øystein Elgarøy

Øystein Elgarøy
Born	1929
Died	1998 (aged 71–72)
Fields	• Astronomy  • solar radio astronomy
Institutions	University of Oslo

Øystein Elgarøy (1929–1998) was a Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy.

Career

He was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo, located in Oslo, Norway, in 1968, and was a professor from 1983.

Elgarøy published several books, including textbooks.^[1]

Personal life

He was a brother of composer Jan Elgarøy.^[1]

References

	Astronomy portal
	Biography portal
	Norway portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Staff writer (undated). "Øystein Elgarøy" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo, Norway: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/%C3%98ystein_Elgar%C3%B8y. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Elgaroey, Oeystein
Alternative names
Short description	astronomer
Date of birth	1929
Place of birth
Date of death	1998
Place of death