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Theodor Kjerulf (30 March 182525 October 1888) was a Norway geologist and professor at the University of Oslo. He also served as director of the Norwegian Geological Survey.
In 1858, he was hired as a lecturer at the Royal Frederick University. In 1866 he was promoted to professor of geology. His contributions to the geology of Norway were numerous. From 1858 to 1888, he served as the first director of the Norwegian Geological Survey ( Norges geologiske undersøkelse), which he had been instrumental in establishing. He also contributed to the systematic and detailed mapping of Norway's bedrock. His principal works were Das Christiania Silurbecken (1855) and Udsigt over det sydlige Norges Geologi (1879). From 1856 to 1857 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society. Kjerulf was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1869.
Theodor Kjerulf published three collections of poetry; in 1848, 1854 and 1866. In 1855, he was awarded the Crown Prince's Gold Metal ( Kronprinsens gullmedalje) by the University of Oslo. He became a knight of Order of St. Olav in 1866.
He died at Kristiania in 1888 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.
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Kjerulf Fjord in Northeast Greenland, Kjerulfbreen and Kjerulføya in Svalbard, Kjerulf Glacier in Jan Mayen, and Kjerulf Glacier in South Georgia, are named after him. Kjerulfbreen - Stadnamn i norske polarområde, Norsk polarinstitutt.
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Categories: 1825 Births, 1888 Deaths, Scientists From Oslo, University Of Oslo Alumni, Academic Staff Of The University Of Oslo, 19th-century Norwegian Geologists, Directors Of Government Agencies Of Norway, 19th-century Norwegian Poets, Members Of The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Recipients Of The St. Olav's Medal, Burials At The Cemetery Of Our Saviour
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