Kjell Henriksen

1938–1996 (age 58)

Biography

Kjell Henriksen (1 February 1938 – 3 April 1996) was a Norwegian scientist, professor at the University of Tromsø and researcher with a special interest in the polar lights. For his effort in researching the polar lights a new observatory has been named after him, the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard.

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