Harald Bjørlykke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harald Bjørlykke

Norwegian geologist

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Ås, Akershus, Norway

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1968

Profession: professor, geologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harald Bjørlykke (14 September 1901 – 28 February 1968) was a Norwegian geologist. He was born in Ås, a son of Knut Olai Bjørlykke.
He was the father of Arne Bjørlykke and Knut Olav Bjørlykke.He took the dr.philos.
degree in 1935, and mainly worked within mineralogy and the geology of ore.
He was the director of Norsk Bergverk from 1958, director of the Norwegian Geological Survey from 1958 to 1966, and professor of geology at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1966 to his death.