Hjalmar Broch

Who was Hjalmar Broch?

Hjalmar Broch was a Norwegian zoologist. He was born in Horten, and was a brother of children's writer Lagertha Broch, linguist Olaf Broch, and social worker Nanna Broch. He was assigned with the University of Oslo from 1920, as a professor of zoology from 1937 to 1952. His primary works were on marine biology. He edited the periodical Fauna from 1953 to 1956, and Nytt magasin for zoologi from 1953 to 1955. He was also a board member of the Norwegian Ornithological Society of 1920.