Arne Bjerhammar
Arne Bjerhammar (September 15, 1917 – February 6, 2011) was a Swedish geodesist. He was professor at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He was born in Båstad, Scania in the south of Sweden.
Arne Evert Bjerhammar | |
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| Born | September 15, 1917 |
| Died | February 6, 2011 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | Royal Institute of Technology |
| Awards | Gauss medal (1969), The Great Prize of KTH (1982), IAG's Levallois medal (1987), Rossby Prize of the Swedish Geophysical Society (1988), Nordstjärneorden |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy, Mathematics |
He developed a method used to determine the geoid in gravimetric data, as well as a system for electro-optical measuring of distances. He also did research about the Fennoscandian post-glacial rebound.
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