Anton Frederik Bruun (14 December 1901 – 13 December 1961) was a Danish

oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics ...

and

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...

. Educated at

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

(1926) and employed at the Danish Commission for Marine Research (Kommissionen for Danmarks Fiskeri- og Havundersøgelser), where he participated in the third

Dana expedition The Dana expeditions were four Danish research expeditions undertaken by the ''Dana I'' and ''Dana'' ''II''. They were funded in part by the Carlsberg Foundation and led by Johannes Schmidt. The first three expeditions took place from 1920 to 19 ...

(1928-1930). From 1938 employed at the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen University. In 1945-46 scientific leader of the Atlantide expedition along the coast of

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and in 1950-1952 scientific leader of the Galathea deep-sea expedition, which circumnavigated the world. He became the first president of the

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO) was established by resolution 2.31 adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO. It first met in Paris at Unesco Headquarters from 19 to 27 October 1961. Initially, 40 States becam ...

, under

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and was a leading figure in establishing international organisations for the exploration of the seas. The R/V ''Anton Bruun'' (former US presidential yacht ) was named after him, as was the underwater bioacoustic research facility " Station Oceanographique Anton Bruun", in

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(1962-1983). The Anton Bruun Medal is awarded every second year by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission at its biannual Assembly.

Sources

Bruun Condendium

Online biography
Oceanographers Danish marine biologists 1901 births 1961 deaths Danish ichthyologists Marine zoologists Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 20th-century Danish zoologists Burials at Mariebjerg Cemetery {{Denmark-scientist-stub