Yrjö Väisälä
Astronomer
1891 – 1971
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Who was Yrjö Väisälä?
Yrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.
His main contributions were in the field of optics, but he was also very active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology. He had even an affectionate nickname of Wizard of Tuorla, and there is a book with the same title in Finnish describing his works.
His brothers were mathematician Kalle Väisälä and meteorologist Vilho Väisälä.
Väisälä was also a fervent supporter of Esperanto, presiding the Internacia Scienca Asocio Esperantista in 1968.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1891
Joensuu - Also known as
- Yrjo Vaisala
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 21, 1971
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on July 23, 2013
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