Biography of Jacob Bjerknes

Jacob Bjerknes (* 2. November 1897 in Stockholm; † 7. July 1975 in Los Angeles) was a norwegisch-US-amerikanischer Meteorologe. He was 77 years old. He studied at University of Oslo. He worked at Norwegian Meteorological Institute, University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute and University of California, Los Angeles. He received 9 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎. He was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.