Harald Bjørlykke (14 September 1901 – 28 February 1968) was a Norwegian geologist.

Biography

He was born in Ås in Akershus, Norway. He was a son of Knut Olai Bjørlykke (1860–1946), who was a professor of geology at Ås. He was the father of geologist Arne Bjørlykke. He took the dr.philos. degree from the University of Oslo in 1935. From 1937 to 1946 he was a lecturer in mineralogy and crystallography at Norwegian Institute of Technology. He was a state geologist at the

Geological Survey of Norway Geological Survey of Norway ( no, Norges geologiske undersøkelse), abbreviation: ''NGU'', is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research. The agency is located in Trondheim with an office in Tromsø, with about ...

1946–1951. He became head of Norsk Bergverk in 1952 and was chief geologist at Søve mines in

Ulefoss Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industr ...

. In 1958, he became director of the Norwegian Geological Survey. He was professor of geology at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1966. Bjørlykke received the

Reusch Medal The Reusch Medal ( no, Reusch-medaljen) 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-Medaljen'') from the Norwegian Geological Society in 1939. He died during 1968 at Trondheim.

References

1901 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Norwegian geologists Norwegian mineralogists Academic staff of the Norwegian Institute of Technology Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters People from Ås, Akershus {{geologist-stub