Background
Westerlund, Bengt Elis was born on January 17, 1921 in Gavle, Sweden. Son of Carl Henrik and Agnes Maria Lovisa (Engman) Westerlund.
Westerlund, Bengt Elis was born on January 17, 1921 in Gavle, Sweden. Son of Carl Henrik and Agnes Maria Lovisa (Engman) Westerlund.
Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 1954.
Docent University, Uppsala, Sweden, 1954-1956. Astronomer Uppsala Southern Station, Canberra, Australia, 1957-1961. Professor fellow Australian National University, 1961-1967.
Professor University Arizona, Tucson, 1967-1969. Director European Southern Observatory in Chile, Santiago, 1969-1975. Professor University, Uppsala, 1975-1987, professor emeritus, since 1987.
Member Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Society Sciences in Uppsala, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, International Astronomical Union (president commission 1970-1973, 79-82).
Married Hillevi, January 4, 1947. Children: Carl Gunnar, Gunilla Margareta.