Øystein Elgarøy
Øystein Elgarøy (13 June 1929 – 8 September 1998) was a Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy.[3]
Øystein Elgarøy | |
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Born | 13 June 1929[1] |
Died | 8 September 1998 69)[2] | (aged
Scientific career | |
Fields | • Astronomy • Solar radio astronomy |
Institutions | University of Oslo |
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.[3]
Personal life
He was a brother of composer Jan Elgarøy.[3] He was a strong apologist for Christianity until he became an atheist.[4]
His son, also named Øystein Elgarøy (born 1972), is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Oslo.[3]
gollark: Not really. I'm not on SC.
gollark: Hmm. Weird. Well, I may have misunderstood the mechanism or something, oh well.
gollark: Did you reboot?
gollark: Why, did my patch not work?
gollark: It should happen after you reboot for this class of update.
References
- Norsk bokhandlertidende (in Norwegian). Norske bokhandlerforening. 1967. p. 61. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
Øystein (f. 13. juni 1929)
- Astronomisk tidsskrift (in Swedish). 1999. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
Øystein Elgarøy døde 8 september 1998, 69 år gammel
- Staff writer. "Øystein Elgarøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- Forbund, Human-Etisk. "Øystein Elgarøy - Christian defender turned atheist". fritanke.no. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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