Carl-Olof Morfeldt
Carl-Olof Morfeldt | |
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Born |
19 May 1919 Hedemora, Dalarna |
Died | 21 December 2003 |
Residence | Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Citizenship | Sweden |
Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Awards | Geologist of the Year (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Geotechnical engineering Hydrogeology Tunnel construction |
Institutions |
Skånska Cement AB Royal Institute of Technology Hagconsult AB |
Carl-Olof Morfeldt (1919–2003) was a Swedish geologist and businessman. He was a founder and CEO of Hagconsult AB, an enterprise dedicated to geotechnical consultancy. In 1964, he became also its majority shareholder. Morfeldt was the foremost authority on geotechnical studies for building in Sweden.[1] An expert on building tunnels and rooms in bedrock,[2] Morfeldt was awarded a honorary doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology in 1979.[1] In 1999, he was awarded the prize Geologist of the Year (Swedish: Årets geolog) by Naturvetarna.[3]
References
- 1 2 Taflin, Per (January 12, 2004). "Carl-Olof Morfeldt. Eldsjäl inom bergbyggnad". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Carl-Olof Morfeldt". Chalmers.se (in Swedish). Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB. October 14, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Årets geolog". naturvetarna.se (in Swedish). April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
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