Kaare Knutsson Münster Strøm (from 1949 only Kaare Strøm; 23 July 1902 – 28 February 1967) was a Norwegian

limnologist Limnology ( ; ) is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems. It includes aspects of the biological, chemical, physical, and geological characteristics of fresh and saline, natural and man-made bodies of water. This includes the study of lakes, ...

. He was born in

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as a son of pharmacist Knut Thorstensen Strøm (1863–1938) and his wife Marianne Münster (1870–1943). He was a grandson of Christian Münster. He grew up in

Kristiania Oslo ( or ; ) 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 1,064,235 in 2022, an ...

, finished his secondary education at

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already in 1918, and began as a private student of

Nordal Wille Johan Nordal Fischer Wille (28 October 1858 – 4 February 1924) was a Norwegian botanist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University from 1893 to his death, founded the laboratory at the University Botanical Garden ( ...

. He took the

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degree at the

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in 1927 on the thesis ''Norwegian Mountain Algae''. He spent some time studying under

August Thienemann August Friedrich Thienemann (7 September 1882 in Gotha – 22 April 1960 in Plön) was a German limnologist, zoologist and ecologist. He studied zoology at the University of Greifswald. He was an associate Professor of Hydrobiology at the Univers ...

, and was a

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at the university from 1931 to 1936. He was promoted to

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in 1939 and professor in 1948. At first he was a professor in

physical geography Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, h ...

and

limnology Limnology ( ; ) is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems. It includes aspects of the biological, chemical, physical, and geological characteristics of fresh and saline, natural and man-made bodies of water. This includes the study of lakes, ...

, but from 1962 only in limnology. Strøm chaired the Norwegian Biological Society from 1934 to 1935, the Norwegian Geographical Association from 1944 to 1945 and the

Norwegian Geographical Society The Norwegian Geographical Society (in Norwegian: Det norske geografiske Selskab) is a Norwegian learned society founded in 1889. Among the initiators was geologist Hans Henrik Reusch, who chaired the society from 1898 to 1903, and again from 19 ...

from 1948 to 1949. He became a member of the

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in 1943. Strøm was married to banker's daughter Agathe Hvistendahl from 1929 to 1949, and then to Kari Thorsen from December 1949. He died in February 1967 in

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, where he had a tenure as guest scholar.

References

1902 births 1967 deaths Scientists from Oslo People from Nord-Aurdal Norwegian geographers Norwegian limnologists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 20th-century geographers {{Norway-academic-bio-stub