Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen

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Name Veikko Heiskanen		Role Researcher

Died October 23, 1971, Helsinki, Finland Books The Earth and Its Gravity Field, Physical geodesy

Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen (23 July 1895, in Kangaslampi – 23 October 1971, in Helsinki) was a famous Finnish geodesist.

He is mostly known for his refinement of the theory of isostasy by George Airy and for his studies of the global geoid.

1931–1949 Professor of Geodesy, Helsinki University of Technology

1933–1936 Member of Finnish Parliament

1949–1961 Director, Finnish Geodetic Institute

1951–1961 Research professor, Ohio State University

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