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John Bernhard Rekstad (October 2, 1852 – April 1, 1934) was a Norwegian geologist.
/ref> and he published a number of geological articles. He died on April 1, 1934. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Rekstad was also an avid amateur photographer. His geological research trips took him across Norway and his camera was always with him on his expeditions. He primarily photographed geological formations, mountains, glaciers, and rock samples. However, he also took many striking photos of the settlements and people around him. His collection of negatives consists of 2,640 glass plates and
Place Names in Norwegian Polar Areas: Rekstadfjella (Svalbard).
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Biography
Rekstad was born in Trondenes in Troms county, Norway. He took his teaching exams in 1887 and then taught at high schools in Røros, Namsos, andLillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
. From 1896 to 1900 he was an adjunct instructor at Bergen Cathedral School
Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...
. In 1900 he became the first geologist at the Norwegian Geological Survey in Kristiania (now Oslo). He specialized in glaciology (in 1890 and 1891 he examined the complete extent of the Svartisen glaciers) and Norway's glacial deposits. He created geological maps for the Norwegian Geological Survey, especially for Western Norway, Jotunheimen, and Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
, Store norske leksikon: John Bernhard Rekstad – norsk geolog./ref> and he published a number of geological articles. He died on April 1, 1934. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Photography
Rekstad was also an avid amateur photographer. His geological research trips took him across Norway and his camera was always with him on his expeditions. He primarily photographed geological formations, mountains, glaciers, and rock samples. However, he also took many striking photos of the settlements and people around him. His collection of negatives consists of 2,640 glass plates and sheet film
Sheet film is large format and medium format photographic film supplied on individual sheets of acetate or polyester film base rather than rolls. Sheet film was initially supplied as an alternative to glass plates. The most popular size measures ...
s. His photos are kept in the Rekstad Collection (''Rekstads samling'') at the University of Bergen Library.
Legacy
The Rekstadfjella mountain group on theSvalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...
archipelago is named after Rekstad./ref>
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rekstad, John Bernhard Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian geologists Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Harstad 1852 births 1934 deaths