Finn Bjørnseth (5 February 1892 – 5 May 1970) was a Norwegian geodesist and military officer.

Personal life

Bjørnseth was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

(now

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

), a son of colonel Johan Hagbarth Bjørnseth and Fanny Augusta Larsen. In 1920 he married Mathilde Michelsen.

Career

Bjørnseth graduated from the

Norwegian Military College The Norwegian Military College ( no, Den militære høyskole) was a military educational institution in Norway. It was established on 16 February 1817, with headquarters at Akershus Fortress. It was originally meant for artillery and engineer off ...

in 1915. He graduated in

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

in 1923, and further studied

geodesy Geodesy ( ) is the Earth science of accurately measuring and understanding Earth's figure (geometric shape and size), orientation in space, and gravity. The field also incorporates studies of how these properties change over time and equivale ...

and related subjects in France and Switzerland from 1927 to 1928. He worked as geodesist for the

Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) ( no, Statens kartverk or Kartverket) is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy, hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its ...

from 1918 to 1939. From 1939 to 1959 he assumed administrative positions in the municipalities of

Aker Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Br ...

and

, from 1952 as head of

surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ca ...

in Oslo. Bjørnseth engaged in organizational work. He chaired ''Norsk kartografisk forening'', was a member of ''Norges geografiske komite'', and chaired Standards Norway's committee for map symbolization.

References

1892 births 1970 deaths Scientists from Oslo Norwegian geodesists Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian Military College alumni University of Oslo alumni {{norway-bio-stub