Background
Bolin, Bert Richard Johannes was born on May 15, 1925 in Nyköping, Sweden. Son of Richard and Karin Lovisa (Johansson) Bolin.
meteorologist researcher atmospheric physicist
Bolin, Bert Richard Johannes was born on May 15, 1925 in Nyköping, Sweden. Son of Richard and Karin Lovisa (Johansson) Bolin.
Bachelor of Science, University Uppsala, 1946. Master of Science, University Stockholm, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology, University Stockholm, 1956.
Associate professor, U. Stockholm, 1956-1961;
professor, U. Stockholm, 1961-1990;
scientific director, European Space Research Organisation, Paris, 1965-1967;
director, International Meteorological Institute, 1961-1991;
scientific advisor to Swedish Prime minister/vice prime minister, Stockholm, 1986-1991. Chairman joint organization committee GARP World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 1967-1970. Vice chairman Swedish Natural Science Research Council, 1977-1980.
Chairman intergovernmental panel on climatechange World Meteorological Organization/United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, 1988-1997.
Member of Indian Academy of Sciences, Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Academia Nazionale delle Scienze Italy, United States National Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Arrhenius gold medal 2000).
Married Ulla Karin Frykstrand, June 7, 1952 (divorced 1979). Children: Dan, Karina, Göran.