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Jacob Bjerknes

Also Known As Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes · jacob bjerkens · Bonnevie
Meteorologist

Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes was a Swedish-born Norwegian-American meteorologist, the son of the Norwegian meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, one of the pioneers of modern weather forecasting. He is known for a key paper describing the dynamics of the polar front and the mechanism of north-south heat transport, work for which he earned a doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1924, and he helped develop the Norwegian cyclone model within the Bergen School of Meteorology. He also helped establish scientific understanding of the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Facts
Birth Date
1897-11-02 1
Birth Year
1897 1
Death Date
1975-07-07 1
Death Year
1975 1
Birthplace
Norway 2
Birthplace
Stockholm 2
Birthplace
Stockholm, Sweden 1
Death Place
Los Angeles, United States 1
Nationality
Norway 2
Nationality
Norwegian-American 1
Nationality
United States 2
Defining Contribution
Helped develop the Norwegian cyclone model 1
Connections

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Meteorology, Disciplines
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Nationality

Norway

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Source Wikidata: Jacob Bjerknes
United States

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Source Wikidata: Jacob Bjerknes
Sources
1. Jacob Bjerknes - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes ( YAH-kəb BYURK-niss, Norwegian: [ˈjɑ̀ːkɔb ˈbjæ̂rkneːs]; 2 November 1897 - 7 July 1975) was a Swedish-born Norwegian-American meteorologist.
  • Intro, birth date in first sentence
    2 November 1897
  • Intro, death date in first sentence
    7 July 1975
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Infobox, death_place
    Los Angeles, United States
  • Intro, first sentence
    Swedish-born Norwegian-American meteorologist
  • Intro, second paragraph
    He helped develop the Norwegian cyclone model.
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2. Jacob Bjerknes (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as jacob bjerkens
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
    also known as Bonnevie
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of Norway
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [2]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Stockholm
  • P19 (place of birth) [2]
    born in Norway
  • P20 (place of death) [1]
    died in Los Angeles
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Wikidata: Jacob Bjerknes
Wikidata Q524217, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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