Gotfred Kvifte
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Gotfred Ingolf Kvifte was a Norwegian physicist
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He was born in Froland
. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1953, and worked as a lecturer at the University of Bergen
for one year. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1954 to 1984. He served as rector
there from 1961 to 1968.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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He was born in Froland
Froland
Froland is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality....
. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1953, and worked as a lecturer at the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
for one year. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1954 to 1984. He served as rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
there from 1961 to 1968.