Leif Størmer

Leif Størmer ( born July 1, 1905 in Kristiania, † May 15, 1979 in Oslo) was a Norwegian geologist and paleontologist.

Life and work

Leif Størmer, son of mathematician Carl Frederik Mülertz Størmer, grew up in an academic environment and was already in his school years a great interest in geology and paleontology. Even before his graduation in 1923 he published his first scientific work. He then studied at the University of Oslo, where in 1931 he received his PhD (Scandinavian trinucleidae with special references to Norwegian species and varieties ). He held the post of professor of historical geology at the University of Oslo from 1946 to 1975 and was dean of the Faculty of Science in 1957 to 1959.

During his academic career he published about 70 large and small fonts. His research consisted mainly of the description, systematics and evolution of trilobites and other fossil arthropods ( Arthropoda ) as the Seeskorpionen ( Eurypterida ) and the sword tails ( Xiphosura ).

Størmer was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences ( appointed 1940).