John O. Norrman
Appearance
John O. Norrman | |
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Born | 29 July 1929 |
Died | 14 December 2013 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Swedish |
Citizenship | Sweden |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Known for | Process geomorphology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Coastal geomorphology |
Institutions | Uppsala University |
Doctoral advisor | Filip 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
- ^ Gregory, KJ, 1985: "The Nature of Physical Geography", E. Arnold