Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist)
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger | |
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Brøgger in 1922 | |
| Born | 10 November 1851 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 17 February 1940 (aged 88) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Known for | Formation of rocks |
| Awards | Murchison Medal (1891) Wollaston Medal (1911) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | geology |
| Institutions | Stockholm University |
| Doctoral students | Victor Moritz Goldschmidt |
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger ForMemRS FRSE (10 November 1851 – 17 February 1940) was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist. His research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic theory on the formation of rocks.