Ole Andreas Krogness
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Ole Andreas Krogness was a Norwegian physicist. He worked for the establishment of a geophysical institute in Tromsø, and served as the institute's manager from 1918 to 1922. He was instrumental in many geophysical accomplishments in northern Norway in the early 20th century.
as a son of curate
Ole Andreas Tangen Krogness (1832–1887) and Christiane Augusta Lindeman (1850–1928). On the paternal side he was a grandson of businessperson and politician Ole Andreas Krogness
, and on the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Ole Andreas Lindeman and a nephew of Anna Lindeman and Hans Thorvald Lindeman. He took the examen artium
in 1904, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University
with the cand.real. degree in 1912. From 1908 he worked as an assistant of Kristian Birkeland
.
In June 1912 in Kristiania he married Dagny Vegerd Guldberg (1887–1978), and became a son-in-law of physician Carl Johan Guldberg. His daughter Synnøve, born 1915, married economist Leif Holbæk-Hanssen
.
. He also lived there with his family, and from 1915 he had company by fellow researcher Olaf Devik
. The two successfully suggested the establishment of a geophysical
institute in Tromsø
; both moved there to work in 1918. Krogness was the institute's manager from 1918 to 1922. Their work culminated in the establishment of "Værvarslinga for Nord-Norge", the weather forecast of Northern Norway, in 1922.
Krogness also founded the magnetical observatory at Dombås
in 1916, and in Tromsø Museum he was a board member from 1919 to 1923 and chairman from 1923 to 1928. He co-founded the nationwide Norsk Geofysisk Forening and chaired it from 1927 to 1928, and also founded the local branch of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society in Tromsø. He also co-founded the Komiteen for de Vitenskapelige Institusjoner i Tromsø, which proposed the establishment of a university in Northern Norway (the University of Tromsø
opened in 1972).
From 1928 to he was a professor in terrestrial magnetism
and physical cosmology
at Bergen Museum
. He died in May 1934 in Fana
. He was decorated with the Légion d'honneur
and the Order of the Crown of Italy
. In 1937 a stone monument to him was unveiled at Nesttun
Church, and a road in Tromsø has been named after him.
Early life and career
Krogness was born in TrondhjemTrondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
as a son of curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
Ole Andreas Tangen Krogness (1832–1887) and Christiane Augusta Lindeman (1850–1928). On the paternal side he was a grandson of businessperson and politician Ole Andreas Krogness
Ole Andreas Krogness (politician)
Ole Andreas Krogness was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.He was born in Rissa as a son of Jakob Nielsen Krogness and Karen Olsdatter. He moved to Trondhjem in his youth, and started as a merchant's apprentice for Arent Solem at Bakklandet...
, and on the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Ole Andreas Lindeman and a nephew of Anna Lindeman and Hans Thorvald Lindeman. He took the examen artium
Examen artium
Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1630...
in 1904, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
with the cand.real. degree in 1912. From 1908 he worked as an assistant of Kristian Birkeland
Kristian Birkeland
Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...
.
In June 1912 in Kristiania he married Dagny Vegerd Guldberg (1887–1978), and became a son-in-law of physician Carl Johan Guldberg. His daughter Synnøve, born 1915, married economist Leif Holbæk-Hanssen
Leif Holbæk-Hanssen
Leif Holbæk-Hanssen was a Norwegian professor of economics and anthroposophist.He was born in Bergen, Norway, the son of dentist Harald Paul Holbæk-Hanssen and Ingrid Siewers...
.
Later career
In 1912 Krogness was hired as manager of the aurora borealis observatory at Haldde in Kåfjord, AltaKåfjord, Alta
Kåfjord is a fjord in northern Norway, an arm of the Altafjord, in the county of Finnmark, and a village located on the fjord. The village is in the municipality of Alta, 18 km west of the town of Alta on the European route E6....
. He also lived there with his family, and from 1915 he had company by fellow researcher Olaf Devik
Olaf Devik
Olaf Martin Devik was a Norwegian physicist and civil servant. He worked in academia until 1938, when he became an official in the Norwegian Ministry of Church and Education. After the German occupation of Norway, he fled the country and worked with its government in exile...
. The two successfully suggested the establishment of a geophysical
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
institute in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
; both moved there to work in 1918. Krogness was the institute's manager from 1918 to 1922. Their work culminated in the establishment of "Værvarslinga for Nord-Norge", the weather forecast of Northern Norway, in 1922.
Krogness also founded the magnetical observatory at Dombås
Dombås
The village of lies in the Dovre municipality and serves as an administrative center in the upper Gudbrandsdal, Norway. It lies at an important junction of roads: south leading to the current capital of Norway, Oslo, west via Lesja leading to Åndalsnes on the sea and north to the old capital,...
in 1916, and in Tromsø Museum he was a board member from 1919 to 1923 and chairman from 1923 to 1928. He co-founded the nationwide Norsk Geofysisk Forening and chaired it from 1927 to 1928, and also founded the local branch of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society in Tromsø. He also co-founded the Komiteen for de Vitenskapelige Institusjoner i Tromsø, which proposed the establishment of a university in Northern Norway (the University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
opened in 1972).
From 1928 to he was a professor in terrestrial magnetism
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field is the magnetic field that extends from the Earth's inner core to where it meets the solar wind, a stream of energetic particles emanating from the Sun...
and physical cosmology
Physical cosmology
Physical cosmology, as a branch of astronomy, is the study of the largest-scale structures and dynamics of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution. For most of human history, it was a branch of metaphysics and religion...
at Bergen Museum
Bergen Museum
The Bergen Museum is a university museum in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1825 with the intent of building large collections in the fields of culture and natural history, it became the grounds for most of the academic activity in the city, a tradition which has prevailed since the museum became part...
. He died in May 1934 in Fana
Fana
Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...
. He was decorated with the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
and the Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of the Crown of Italy
The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861...
. In 1937 a stone monument to him was unveiled at Nesttun
Nesttun
Nesttun is an urban centre and neighbourhood in the southern parts of the city of Bergen, Norway, located approximately 10 km south of the city centre. It was the centre of Fana municipality, which merged with Bergen in 1972, and is today the administration centre of Fana borough. Nesttun...
Church, and a road in Tromsø has been named after him.