Background
Saether, Ole Anton was born on September 12, 1936 in Krisiansand, Norway. Son of Ole Thoresen and Hildborg (Ringöen) Saether.
Saether, Ole Anton was born on September 12, 1936 in Krisiansand, Norway. Son of Ole Thoresen and Hildborg (Ringöen) Saether.
Graduate, University Oslo, 1960. Degree, University Oslo, 1963.
Scientific assistant department limnology University Oslo, 1961-1963, university lecturer, 1963-1969. Research scientist 2 Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1969-1974, research scientist 3 Winnepeg, Canada, 1974-1977. Professor, head department systematic zoology museum zoology University Bergen, Norway, since 1977.
Visiting scientist Freshwater Institute, 1963-1968, adjunct research scientist, since 1977. Consultant Duke Power, Huntersville, North Carolina, since 1977, Nallo Environmental Science, Northbrook, Illinois, 1974-1979, WUS Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1975-1979. Visiting scientist Kansas Biological Survey University Kansas, Lawrence, 1993.
Visiting professor University Ghana, Accra, 1993-1996. Honorary professor Nankai V., Tianjin, China, 2000. Visiting scientist University California, Davis, 2000.
Sergeant Norwegian Army, 1956-1957. Fellow Royal Entomological Society London. Member International Limnological Association, North America Benthological Autonomous System Networks (chairman of the executive committee since 1969, program chairman 1978), Norwegian Entomological Society (editor 1979-1985), Norwegian Ecological Society, Willi Hennic Society, Norwegian Museum Natural History, Canadian Entomological Society (advising committee for insect survey 1975-1977).
Married Vigdis Laerum, December 19, 1960 (divorced 1963). Married Unni Grete Sömhovd, May 25, 1966. Children: Trine, Beate, Tore Kristian.