Jump to content

John O. Norrman

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Everedux (talk | contribs) at 01:43, 25 February 2020 (Reverted edits by 2601:440:4101:6130:594D:4478:8468:5E5F (talk) (HG) (3.4.9)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

John O. Norrman
Born(1929-07-29)29 July 1929
Stockholm
Died14 December 2013(2013-12-14) (aged 92)
NationalitySwedish
CitizenshipSweden
Alma materUppsala University
Known forProcess geomorphology
Scientific career
FieldsCoastal geomorphology
InstitutionsUppsala University
Doctoral advisorFilip Hjulström

John Olof Norrman (29 July 1929 – 14 December 2013) was a Swedish geographer and geomorphologist known for his contributions to the coastal dynamics. Together with the other Ph.D. students of Filip Hjulström; Anders Rapp, Valter Axelsson and Åke Sundborg, Norrman was part of what came to be known as the Uppsala School of Physical Geography.[1] Norrman became in 1971 professor of physical geography at Uppsala and in 1987 he was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

References

  1. ^ Gregory, KJ, 1985: "The Nature of Physical Geography", E. Arnold


Stub icon

This article about a Swedish scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biographical article about a geographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_O._Norrman&oldid=942500385"