Prof. Vagn Walfrid Ekman

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Prof. Vagn Walfrid Ekman

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Birthplace: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige
Death: March 09, 1954 (79)
Stockaryd, Sävsjö, Jonkoping County, Sweden
Immediate Family:

Son of Prof. Fredrik Laurents Ekman and Augusta Ekman
Husband of Ingeborg Ekman
Father of Solvig Ingeborg Ekman; Aslög Cecilia Hjelmqvist; Sara-Brita Ekman; Helga Gunnel Thorburn and Erna Ingegerd Thorburn
Brother of Rolf Ragnar Ekman; Sven Ekman and Fil Dr Thord Thorsten Ekman

Occupation: Oceanograf, professor i mekanik och matematisk fysik vid Lunds universitet 1910-1939
Managed by: Cecilia Köhler
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About Prof. Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Vagn Walfrid Ekman (3 May 1874 – 9 March 1954) was a Swedish oceanographer.

Born in Stockholm to Fredrik Laurentz Ekman, himself an oceanographer, he became committed to oceanography while studying physics at the University of Uppsala and, in particular, on hearing Vilhelm Bjerknes lecture on fluid dynamics.

During the expedition of the Fram, Fridtjof Nansen had observed that icebergs tend to drift not in the direction of the prevailing wind but at an angle of 20°-40° to the right. Bjerknes invited Ekman, still a student, to investigate the problem and, in 1905, Ekman published his theory of the Ekman spiral which explains the phenomenon in terms of the balance between frictional effects in the ocean and the Coriolis force, which arises from moving objects in a rotating environment, like planetary rotation.

On completing his doctorate in Uppsala in 1902, Ekman joined the International Laboratory for Oceanographic Research, Oslo where he worked for seven years, not only extending his theoretical work but also developing experimental techniques and instruments such as the Ekman current meter and Ekman water bottle.

From 1910 to 1939 he continued his theoretical and experimental work at the University of Lund, where he was professor of mechanics and mathematical physics. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1935.

A gifted amateur bass singer, pianist, and composer, he continued working right up to his death in Gostad, near Stockaryd, Sweden..."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagn_Walfrid_Ekman

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Prof. Vagn Walfrid Ekman's Timeline

1874
May 3, 1874
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige
1903
September 30, 1903
Nordstrand, Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1905
May 5, 1905
Nordstrand, Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
1907
November 23, 1907
1910
January 15, 1910
Lund, Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
1913
January 31, 1913
Lund, Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
1954
March 9, 1954
Age 79
Stockaryd, Sävsjö, Jonkoping County, Sweden
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