Lars Ketil Strand
Encyclopedia
Lars Ketil Strand is a Norwegian forester
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He was born in Kristiania
. He took the dr.agric. degree in 1959, and worked at the Norwegian Forest Research Institute from 1965. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1990. He served as rector
there from 1971 to 1977. He also has an honorary degree
from the University of Helsinki
.
Forester
250px|thumb|right|Foresters of [[Southern University of Chile|UACh]] in the [[Valdivian forest]]s of San Pablo de Tregua, ChileA forester is a person who practices forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including timber...
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He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. He took the dr.agric. degree in 1959, and worked at the Norwegian Forest Research Institute from 1965. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1990. 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 1971 to 1977. He also has an honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
from the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
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