Anders Henrik Bull
Anders Henrik Bull | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1875 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 29 July 1956 |
| Father | Ole Bornemann Bull |
| Relatives | Fredrik Rosing Bull (brother) Jens Bull (half-brother) Johan Bull (half-brother) |
Anders Henrik Bull (25 January 1875 – 29 July 1956) was an American-born Norwegian electrical engineer.
Early life and education
Bull was born in Minneapolis as the son of ophthalmologist Ole Bornemann Bull (1842–1916) and his first wife Marie Cathrine Lund (1843–1884).[1] The family moved to Norway in 1876.[2] He took his engineering education in Kristiania and Hanover.[1]
Career
Bull returned to Norway from Hannover in 1901, and became noted in the engineering community for his pioneering work on wireless telegraphy. He also worked for Norsk Hydro, as a consultant to Kristian Birkeland, from 1906 to 1909, in that company's formative phase. He married Agnes Emilie Rosenkvist, née Lund, in November 1908. They later remigrated to the United States.[1] He was awarded the Louis E. Levy Medal in 1943.
Personal life
Anders Henrik Bull was the brother of Fredrik Rosing Bull, and a half-brother of Jens Bull and Johan Bull.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brochmann, Georg (1925). "Bull, Anders Henrik". In Bull, Edvard; Krogvig, Anders; Gran, Gerhard (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 2 (1 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 374.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Gade, F. G. "Bull, Ole Bornemann". In Bull, Edvard; Krogvig, Anders; Gran, Gerhard (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 419–420.
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