Background
Olovsson, Ivar Olov Göte was born on October 15, 1928 in Rödön, Sweden. Son of Erik Julius and Anna (Andersson) Olovsson.
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Olovsson, Ivar Olov Göte was born on October 15, 1928 in Rödön, Sweden. Son of Erik Julius and Anna (Andersson) Olovsson.
Bachelor of Science, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1957. Doctor of Science, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1961.
Teaching assistant University Uppsala, 1953-1957, assistant professor, 1961-1964, associate professor, 1965-1969, professor, 1969-1993, professor emeritus, since 1993. Research associate University California, Berkeley, 1957-1959, 64-65, Miller visiting research professor, 2002. Visiting professor Laboratory de Cristallographie, Grenoble, France, 1977-1978.
Guest professor University Konstanz, Germany, 1982-1983.
Captain artillery Swedish Armed Forces Reserve, 1948-1993. Fellow Institute Physics. Member Royal Academy of Sciences (Gold medal 1961), Royal Society Sciences, Swedish Chemical Society (Gold medal 1965).
Outdoor life, mountaineering, skiing, music.
Married Kristina Linnéa Jonsson, December 27, 1950. Children: Sixten Ingemar, Hans Gunnar, Ingrid Kristina, Martin Ivar.