Rolf Kiær (17 June 1897 – 1975) is a Norwegian

hydrographer Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary p ...

. He was born in Trondhjem. He was hired in the Norwegian Hydrographic Service in 1920, and in Norges Svalbard- og Ishavsundersøkelser in 1929. Here, he took part in expeditions to

Svalbard 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 ...

and Eastern Greenland. From 1936 to 1967 he was the director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service.

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1897 births 1975 deaths Norwegian hydrographers Directors of government agencies of Norway {{norway-scientist-stub