Sten Rudberg
Sten Rudberg (13 September 1917 – 22 October 1996) was a Swedish geologist and geomorphologist. He was the son of Gunnar Rudberg.[1] Sten Rudberg was appointed chair professor of the Göteborg University in 1958 after incumbent professor Karl-Erik Bergsten moved to Lund University.[2][3] In 1959 Rudberg was elected into the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg.[1] Subsequently, in 1961 Rudberg's professorship was transformed into a professorship in Physical geography.[4] In 1964 Rudberg went to head the department of Physical geography after the Geography department of the Göteborg University was dissolved and Human geography formed its own department.[2] Rudberg remained professor in Gothenburg until 1984.[3]
Sten Rudberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1917 |
| Died | 22 October 1996 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Studies on the relief of Scandinavia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Denudation chronology Geomorphology |
| Institutions | Uppsala University Geological Survey of Sweden Göteborg University |
Rudbergs Ph.D. thesis dealt with the large-scale geomorphology and denudation chronology of Västerbotten in northern Sweden, he subsequently continued to work on large scale geomorphology of Scandinavia[5] while also making scientific contributions dealing with wind erosion,[6] cliff retreat,[7] and periglacial mass movements.[8] While working with large-scale geomorphology Rudberg was not concerned with tectonics.[4]
References
- Sten Rudberg in Vem är Vem.
- Händelser i avdelningen för kulturgeografis historia
- "Sten Rudberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- Lidmar-Bergström, Karna; Olvmo, Mats (2015). Plains, steps, hilly relief and valleys in northern Sweden – review, interpretations and implications for conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Sweden. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- Rudberg, S. (1965). Reconstruction of polycyclical relief in Scandinavia. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift, 20, 66.
- Seppälä, Matti (2004). Wind as Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates. Cambridge University Press. p. 331. ISBN 0-521-56406-9. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- Rudberg, Sten (1967). "The cliff coast of Gotland and the rate of cliff retreat". Geografiska Annaler. 49 (2): 283–298. doi:10.2307/520895. JSTOR 520895.
- Rudberg, S. (1962). A report on some field observations concerning periglacial geomorphology and mass movement on slopes in Sweden. Biuletyn Peryglacjalny, 11, 311-323.