Jacob Bjerknes
- Born: November 2, 1897 (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Died: July 7, 1975 (Los Angeles, California)
Education
- 1924: PhD, University of Kristiania (Meteorology)
Major Positions
- 1920–1931: Weather Forecasting Office, Bergen, Superintendent
- 1931–1940: Bergen Museum, Professor of Meteorology, Geophysical Institute
- 1940–1965: University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Meteorology
- 1965–1975: University of California, Los Angeles, Emeritus Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1948–1951: President, Meteorological Association, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections, Manuscripts Division, Los Angeles, California
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Arnt Eliassen, "Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes: 1897-1975", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
