The Geological Society of Norway (GSN) [1] (in Norwegian: Norsk Geologisk Forening) is a Norwegian learned society founded in 1905. [2] Among the founders was geologist Hans Henrik Reusch, who also was the first chairman of the society. [3]
The society publishes the journal Norwegian Journal of Geology . [2] The Norwegian Geological Society has awarded the Reusch Medal to deserving geologists since 1926. [3]
Hans Henrik Reusch was a Norwegian geologist, geomorphologist and educator. He served as director of the Geological Survey of Norway.
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger FRSE was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist. His research on Permian igneous rocks of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic theory on the formation of rocks.
Events in the year 1852 in Norway.
Events in the year 1922 in Norway.
Henrik Grue Bastiansen is a Norwegian historian who specializes in media studies.
Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian lawyer, archivist, genealogist and museum director.
Hans Heiberg was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, essayist, novelist, playwright, translator and theatre director.
Lars Kristian Holst was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician.
Tore Gjelsvik was a Norwegian geologist and polar explorer. He headed the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1960 to 1983, and played an important role in the Norwegian resistance during World War II.
The Norwegian Geographical Society is a Norwegian learned society founded in 1889. Among the initiators was geologist Hans Henrik Reusch, who chaired the society from 1898 to 1903, and again from 1907 to 1909, and was also an honorary member. In a speech at the society in January 1890 polar researcher Fridtjof Nansen proposed the Fram expedition, an attempt to reach the North Pole, and the building of the polar ship Fram.
Anatol Heintz was a Russo-Norwegian palaeontologist.
Henrik Jæger was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright.
Harald Bjørlykke was a Norwegian geologist.
Werner Werenskiold was a Norwegian geologist and geographer. He was a son of Erik Werenskiold and visual artist Sophie Marie Stoltenberg Thomesen (1849–1926), and the brother of Dagfin Werenskiold.
The Reusch Medal is a medal awarded by the Norwegian Geological Society to young researchers in recognition of a high-quality treatise on geology. It has been awarded since 4 January 1926 in honor of the geologist Hans Henrik Reusch (1852–1922).
Leif Størmer was a Norwegian paleontologist and geologist. He was professor of historical geology at the University of Oslo from 1946 to 1975. His father was the mathematician Carl Størmer, and his son the mathematician Erling Størmer.
John Grieg was a Norwegian printer, publisher and bookseller.
Inger Solveig Sitter was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and art instructor.
Natascha Heintz is a Norwegian paleontologist. She was born in New York City, and grew up in Bærum, a daughter of Anatol Heintz and Mary Solnørdal. Her scientific research specialized on fossile fish. She worked for the Paleontologisk Museum in Oslo from 1967 to 2000. She has been editor of the journal Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, was a member of several governmental committees, and is an honorary member of Norges Museumsforbund.
Hans Holtedahl was a Norwegian geologist. He was a professor of geology at the University of Bergen.