List of Famous people with last name Birkeland

Turid Birkeland

First Name Turid
Born on November 5, 1962
Died on December 24, 2015 (aged 53)
Born in Norway, Rogaland

Turid Birkeland was a Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of cultural programming at NRK and a member of the board at Telenor. She also headed the Risør Chamber Music Festival, and was the director of Concerts Norway.

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Kristian Birkeland

Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland
First Name Kristian
Born on December 13, 1867
Died on June 15, 1917 (aged 49)
Born in Norway

Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that elucidated the nature of the aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland–Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air. Birkeland was nominated for the Nobel Prize seven times.

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Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland

First Name Omund
Born on January 1, 1786
Died on January 1, 1862 (aged 76)
Born in Norway, Vest-Agder

Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland was a Norwegian farmer and soldier. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.

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