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Kristian Birkeland

Norwegian scientist (1867–1917).

Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.

Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (barbiturate overdose).

Occupations
physicist, professor
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris