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Double exposure: recollections of Björn Kurtén

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The thriving school of palaeontological research that Björn Kurtén surprisingly established at Helsinki came about through a unique combination of Swedish and Finnish traditions that were merged in Kurtén's personal history, inclination and personality. Late in his life, the authors experienced him as a teacher and Ph.D. adviser in the many-splendoured scientific and cultural circumstances that his international recognition as scientist and writer had generated. Here, we share recollections of those days and look back, trying to understand how the seemingly unexpected establishment of successful palaeontology in a nearly fossil-free environment grew through the choices and activities of a very special individual.

Source: Annales Zoologici Fennici

DOI: 10.5735/086.061.0105

Authors: Mikael Fortelius, Lars Werdelin

Institutions: University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Natural History

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4404599598

FWCI: 2.95

Cites: 8

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10