Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe

Male, Deceased Person

1808 – 1888

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Who was Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe?

Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe was a Norwegian mineralogist.

He graduated as cand.miner. in 1840. He first worked in Trondhjem as a mine superindendent, later at the Kongsberg Silver Mines. He was mayor of Kongsberg for three months in 1851, being succeeded by Jens Landmark.

From 1860 to 1877 he was a professor in physical geography at the University of Christiania. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

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Born
1808
Died
1888

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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