15 Facts About Henrik Mohn

Henrik Mohn was a Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist.

Henrik Mohn was born in Bergen as the son of Albert Henrik Mohn and Ida Neumann.

Henrik Mohn was a brother of Jakob and Emanuel Mohn.

Henrik Mohn was a granduncle of Frank and Albert Henrik Mohn, and his niece Hanna married physician and politician Nils Yngvar Ustvedt.

Henrik Mohn finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1852, and then enrolled at the Royal Frederick University.

Henrik Mohn originally studied theology, then switched to physics after attending lectures in that subject.

Henrik Mohn continued to study astronomy and mineralogy, graduating in the latter subject in 1858.

In 1861, when long-time professor Christopher Hansteen retired from an active academic career, Mohn became the new manager of the city astronomical observatory.

Henrik Mohn helped found the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in 1866, and became its director from the start.

Henrik Mohn had participated in the North Sea Expedition from 1876 to 1878.

Henrik Mohn published a climate atlas in 1916, after he retired from his positions at the university and the Meteorological Institute in 1913.

Henrik Mohn was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1861, and the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 1870.

In 1874 Henrik Mohn was elected as senior honorary member of the Royal Meteorological Society of London.

Henrik Mohn was a member of the council of the International Meteorological Organization between 1873 and 1910.

Henrik Mohn was decorated as a Commander, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav in 1915, and held several foreign orders of knighthood.