Oddbjørn Engvold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Oddbjørn Engvold

Norwegian astronomer

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1938

Place of Birth: Askim, Eastern Norway, Norway

Profession: astronomer, professor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Oddbjørn Engvold (born 7 April 1938) is a Norwegian astronomer. He was born in Askim.
His specialty is solar physics, and he was appointed as a professor at the University of Oslo in 1989.
He was secretary general of the International Astronomical Union from 2003 to 2006 and a member of the board of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1993 to 1998.