Background
Blix, Arnoldus Schytte was born on October 4, 1946 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway. Son of Erik Schytte and Marie Schytte (Helle) Blix.
Blix, Arnoldus Schytte was born on October 4, 1946 in Borre, Vestfold, Norway. Son of Erik Schytte and Marie Schytte (Helle) Blix.
Candidate Real University Oslo, 1973. DrPhilos., University Tromsø, Norway, 1975. Graduate, Royal Norwegian Defense College, Oslo, 1987.
Research physiologist Tromsø, Gothenburg, Fairbanks, 1974-1976. Associate professor University Alaska, Fairbanks, 1977-1978. Director department arctic biology University Tromsø, since 1979, professor physiology, since 1980.
Active in establishing Polar Museum, Tromsø, 1986. Leader or participant over 30 polar expeditions to Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, and Antarctica, also to sealing and whaling expeditions in North Atlantic. Chairman Norwegian National Committee for Polar Research.
Delegate to Science Committee for Antarctic Research, European Polar Board. Former member International Arctic Science Committee. Member science committee International Whaling Commission, Norwegian Royal Communications on Sealing and Legislation for Environmental Protection in Svalbard, also numerous others.
Served with Norwegian Military, 1971-1973. Member Norwegian National Academy of Sciences and Letters (Fram committee Nansen award 1985, Nansen prize 1994, Nansen medal 1996), Royal Norwegian Society Sciences and Letters.