Bjørn Lomborg

Danish environmental economy author noted for his controversial views about climate change and resource scarcity
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Bjørn Lomborg was born January 6, 1965, in Frederiksberg. He is an economist, university teacher, political scientist, writer, environmentalist, and statistician.[1]

Bjørn Lomborg

Summary

Bjørn Lomborg is a human[1]. He was born in Frederiksberg[2]. He was born on +1965-01-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an economist[4], university teacher[5], political scientist[6], writer[7], and environmentalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bjørn Lomborg was born in Frederiksberg[2].
  • Bjørn Lomborg was born on +1965-01-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bjørn Lomborg held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[10].
  • Danish was Bjørn Lomborg's native language[11].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's professions included economist[4].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Bjørn Lomborg worked as a political scientist[6].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's professions included writer[7].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's professions included environmentalist[8].
  • Bjørn Lomborg worked as a statistician[12].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's field of work was author[13].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's field of work was economics[14].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's field of work was political science[15].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's field of work was statistics[16].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's field of work was natural environment[17].
  • Bjørn Lomborg held the position of president[18].
  • Among Bjørn Lomborg's employers was Copenhagen Business School[19].
  • Among Bjørn Lomborg's employers was Aarhus University[20].
  • Among Bjørn Lomborg's employers was University of Copenhagen[21].
  • Bjørn Lomborg was employed by Copenhagen Consensus Center[22].
  • Bjørn Lomborg was employed by Hoover Institution[23].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's education included a stint at University of Georgia[24].
  • Bjørn Lomborg was educated at University of Copenhagen[25].
  • Bjørn Lomborg was educated at Aarhus University[26].
  • Bjørn Lomborg's education included a stint at Aarhus School of Business[27].

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Origins and Family

Bjørn Lomborg was born in Frederiksberg[2]. He was born on +1965-01-06T00:00:00Z[3]. Danish was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Georgia[24], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1785[30], headquartered in Old North Campus[31]; University of Copenhagen[25], a public research university[32], in Denmark[33], founded in 1479[34]; Aarhus University[26], a public university[35], in Denmark[36], founded in 1928[37], headquartered in Aarhus[38]; and Aarhus School of Business[27], a business school[39], in Denmark[40], founded in 1939[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4], university teacher[5], political scientist[6], writer[7], environmentalist[8], and statistician[12]. Fields of work include author[13], an occupation[42]; economics[14], an academic discipline[43]; political science[15], an academic major[44]; statistics[16], an academic major[45]; and natural environment[17]. Employers include Copenhagen Business School[19], a business school[46], in Denmark[47], founded in 1917[48]; Aarhus University[20], a public university[49], in Denmark[50], founded in 1928[51], headquartered in Aarhus[52]; University of Copenhagen[21], a public research university[53], in Denmark[54], founded in 1479[55]; Copenhagen Consensus Center[22], an organization[56], in United States[57], founded in 2002[58], headquartered in Tewksbury[59]; and Hoover Institution[23], a think tank[60], in United States[61], founded in 1919[62], headquartered in Stanford University[63]. Bjørn Lomborg held the position of president[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming[64], a written work[65], written by Bjørn Lomborg[66] and The Skeptical Environmentalist[67], a written work[68], written by him[69].

Why It Matters

Bjørn Lomborg ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

Works attributed to him include The Skeptical Environmentalist[72], a written work[73], written by him[74] and Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming[75], a written work[76], written by him[77].

FAQs

Where was Bjørn Lomborg born?

Bjørn Lomborg was born in Frederiksberg[2].

What did Bjørn Lomborg do for work?

Bjørn Lomborg worked as economist[4], university teacher[5], political scientist[6], writer[7], and environmentalist[8].

Where did Bjørn Lomborg go to school?

Bjørn Lomborg was educated at University of Georgia[24], University of Copenhagen[25], Aarhus University[26], and Aarhus School of Business[27].

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