Sven Erik Jørgensen (29 August 1934 – 5 March 2016) was an

ecologist Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

and

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...

Biography

Also a well known biathlon person.

Academic degrees and honors

In 1958, he was awarded

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

from the

Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fi ...

, then Doctor of Environmental Engineerin (

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 w ...

) and

Doctor of Science Doctor of Science ( la, links=no, Scientiae Doctor), usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D., or D.S., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries, "Doctor of Science" is the degree used f ...

in ecological modelling (

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 ...

). He taught courses in ecological modelling in 32 countries. After his retirement, he became professor emeritus in environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He was an honourable doctor at

Coimbra University The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The u ...

, Portugal and at

University of Dar es Salaam The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1 ...

, Tanzania He received several awards:

Ruđer Bošković Roger Joseph Boscovich ( hr, Ruđer Josip Bošković; ; it, Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich; la, Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius; sr, Руђер Јосип Бошковић; 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, ...

award, Prigogine Prize,

Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal ( , , ; ; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic Church, Catholic writer. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen. Pa ...

Medal , Einstein professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Santa Chiara Prize for multidisciplinary teaching. In 2004, together with William J. Mitsch, he was awarded the

Stockholm Water Prize Presented annually since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize is an award that recognizes outstanding achievements in water related activities. Over the past three decades, Stockholm Water Prize Laureates have come from across the world and represente ...

Works

In 1975 he founded a journal, ''

Ecological Modelling ''Ecological Modelling'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the use of ecosystem models in the field of ecology. It was founded in 1975 by Sven Erik Jørgensen and is published by Elsevier. The current editor-in-chief is Bria ...

'', and in 1978 he founded ISEM, the International Society of Ecological Modelling. He published 366 papers of which 275 were in peer-reviewed international journals, and edited or authored 76 books, of which several have been translated into other languages (Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese). In 2011, he authored a textbook in ecological modeling “Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling”, which was published as a fourth edition together with Brian D. Fath of the Department of Biological Sciences,

Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university h ...

. It has been translated into Chinese and Russian (third edition). He was co-editor in chief of the "Encyclopedia of Ecology" published in 2008, and of the "Encyclopedia of Environmental Management" published during December 2012. He co-authored the textbook “Introduction to Systems Ecology, published in English in 2012 and in Chinese in 2013. He was the editorial board member of 18 international journals in the fields of ecology and environmental management. He was the president of ISEM and was elected to the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

, for which he was chairman of the Section for Environmental Sciences. Sven Erik Jorgensen and Irene Tarimo and Tolly Mbwette

Personal life

He married in 1970 and had one son. Jørgensen died during 2016 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

."Ecological Models that Adapt", Denmark.dk, Retrieved May 4, 2009.
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Awards

, 2004 for the pioneering development and global dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands, widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water resource management by the University of Copenhagen School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Dermank.

References

External links

Sven Erik Jørgensen's Web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Sven Erik 1934 births 2016 deaths Technical University of Denmark alumni Karlsruhe Institute of Technology alumni University of Copenhagen alumni Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen University of Dar es Salaam Danish ecologists Thermodynamicists Systems ecologists