Jørgen Holmboe

Norwegian meteorologist
Person human Q6321505
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Jørgen Holmboe

Summary

Jørgen Holmboe is a human[1]. He was born in Hammerfest[2]. He was born on +1902-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1979-10-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a meteorologist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jørgen Holmboe's place of birth was Hammerfest[2].
  • Jørgen Holmboe was born on +1902-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jørgen Holmboe died on +1979-10-29T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's father was Leonhard C. B. Holmboe[8].
  • Jørgen Holmboe held citizenship in Norway[9].
  • Jørgen Holmboe worked as a meteorologist[5].
  • Jørgen Holmboe worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Jørgen Holmboe was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Among Jørgen Holmboe's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Jørgen Holmboe was educated at University of Oslo[12].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's doctoral advisor was Vilhelm Bjerknes[13].
  • Jørgen Holmboe received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[14].
  • Jørgen Holmboe was a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[15].
  • Jørgen Holmboe is recorded as male[16].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jørgen Holmboe supervised Jule Gregory Charney as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jørgen Holmboe supervised Morton Gaither Wurtele as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116459201[20].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54541463[21].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's GND ID is recorded as 1055346937[22].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2020062695[23].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's IdRef ID is recorded as 073640603[24].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05870123[25].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 123862[26].
  • Jørgen Holmboe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q3v36[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hammerfest[2], Jørgen Holmboe… he was born on +1902-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Leonhard C. B. Holmboe[8].

Education

Jørgen Holmboe was educated at University of Oslo[12]. His doctoral advisor was Vilhelm Bjerknes[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include meteorologist[5] and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Doctoral students include Jule Gregory Charney[18], a meteorologist[36], 1917–1981[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39] and Morton Gaither Wurtele[19], a university teacher[40], 1919–2004[41], of United States[42].

Recognition

Jørgen Holmboe received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[14].

Death and Burial

Jørgen Holmboe died on +1979-10-29T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Jørgen Holmboe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Jørgen Holmboe born?

Jørgen Holmboe's place of birth was Hammerfest[2].

Who were Jørgen Holmboe's parents?

Jørgen Holmboe's father was Leonhard C. B. Holmboe[8].

What did Jørgen Holmboe do for work?

Jørgen Holmboe worked as meteorologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Jørgen Holmboe go to school?

Jørgen Holmboe was educated at University of Oslo[12].

What awards did Jørgen Holmboe receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . agu.org. Retrieved . agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Jørgen Holmboe. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/j-rgen-holmboe
MLA “Jørgen Holmboe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/j-rgen-holmboe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_j-rgen-holmboe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jørgen Holmboe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/j-rgen-holmboe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Jørgen Holmboe — https://4ort.xyz/entity/j-rgen-holmboe (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/j-rgen-holmboe · Last refreshed: