Olavi Granö#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 663 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
Olavi Granö passed away April 19, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1984-1994 Chancellor of the University of Turku
- 1970-1974 Chairman of the Academy of Finland Research Council
- 1974-1984 Chairman of the board of the Archipelago Research Institute
- 1964-1974 Head of the Archipelago Research Institute
- 1962-1988 Full Professor of geography, University of Turku
- 1959 Associate Professor of Geography, University of Turku
- 1957 Ph.D., Helsinki University
- 1954-1957 Assistant, Geography School of Geography
- 1948-1951 Helsinki University
- 1974-1984 Chairman of the board of the Archipelago Research Institute
- 1964-1974 Head of the Archipelago Research Institute
Fields of Scholarship
- Coastal geography and the geography
- History and methodology of geography
- History of science and the sociology of science
Honours and Awards
- 1992 Honorary member of the University of Turku Student Union
- since 1989 Member of the Academia Europaea
- since 1985 Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences
- since 1980 Honorary Member of London's Royal Geographical Society
- 1980 Academicians title
- the chairman of the Academy of Finland Research Council from 1970 to 1974
- awarded the title of Academician
