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{{Short description|Danish ecologist and chemist}}
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[[File:Tolly Mbwette and Sven Erik Jorgensen.jpg|thumb|Sven Erik Jørgensen with [[Tolly Mbwette]] in the [[University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden]]]]

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'''Sven Erik Jørgensen''' (August 29, 1934 – March 5, 2016) was an [[ecologist]] and [[chemist]].
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|title =Professor Sven Erik Jorgensen|website= European Academy of Sciences|author= Toni Camacho
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|birth_date = 29 August 1934
|birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
|death_date = {{BirthDeathAge||1934|8|29|2016|3|5}}
|death_place = [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
|discipline = [[Chemist]], [[Ecology]]
|alma_mater = [[Technical University of Denmark]]<br > [[Karlsruhe Institute of Technology]]<br > [[University of Copenhagen]]
|doctoral_students = [[Villy Christensen]], [[Irene Tarimo]]
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[[File:Tolly Mbwette and Sven Erik Jorgensen.jpg|thumb|Sven Erik Jørgensen with [[Tolly Mbwette]] in [[Tivoli (Copenhagen)]]]]
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'''Sven Erik Jørgensen''' (29 August 1934 – 5 March 2016) was an [[ecologist]] and [[chemist]] from Denmark.
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== Biography==
== Biography ==


Also a well known biathlon person.
Also a well known biathlon person.


=== Academic degrees and honors ===
=== Academic degrees and honors ===
In 1958, he was awarded [[Master of Science]] in [[chemical engineering]] from the [[Technical University of Denmark]], then [[Doctor of Engineering|Doctor of Environmental Engineerin]] ([[Karlsruhe Institute of Technology]]) and [[Doctor of Science]] in ecological modelling ([[University of Copenhagen]]). He taught courses in ecological modelling in 32 countries. After his retirement, he became professor emeritus in environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
In 1958, he was awarded [[Master of Science]] in [[chemical engineering]] from the [[Technical University of Denmark]], then [[Doctor of Engineering|Doctor of Environmental Engineerin]] ([[Karlsruhe Institute of Technology]]) and [[Doctor of Science]] in ecological modelling ([[University of Copenhagen]]). He taught courses in ecological modelling in 32 countries. After his retirement, he became professor emeritus in environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}


He was an honourable doctor at [[Coimbra University]], Portugal and at [[University of Dar es Salaam ]], Tanzania
He was an honourable doctor at [[Coimbra University]], Portugal and at [[University of Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania
He received several awards: [[Ruđer Bošković]] award, [[Ilya Prigogine|Prigogine Prize]], [[Blaise Pascal]] Medal , Einstein professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Santa Chiara Prize for multidisciplinary teaching. In 2004, together with [[William J. Mitsch]], he was awarded the [[Stockholm Water Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://english.iue.cas.cn/ju/fsp/201312/t20131231_115135.html |title = Einstein Professorship Program Chinese Academy of Sciences|website= Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
He received several awards: [[Ruđer Bošković]] award, [[Ilya Prigogine|Prigogine Prize]], [[Blaise Pascal]] Medal, Einstein professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Santa Chiara Prize for multidisciplinary teaching. In 2004, together with [[William J. Mitsch]], he was awarded the [[Stockholm Water Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://english.iue.cas.cn/ju/fsp/201312/t20131231_115135.html |title = Einstein Professorship Program Chinese Academy of Sciences|website= Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.siwi.org/prizes/stockholmwaterprize/laureates/sven-erik-jorgensen-denmark-and-william-j-mitsch-usa/|title = Sven Erik Jørgensen and William J. Mitsc |website= Stockholm International Water Institute |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
Sven Erik Jørgensen and William J. Mitsc |website= Stockholm International Water Institute |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>


=== Works ===
=== Works ===
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He was the editorial board member of 18 international journals in the fields of ecology and environmental management. He was the president of ISEM and was elected to the [[European Academy of Sciences and Arts]], for which he was chairman of the Section for Environmental Sciences. <ref>{{cite web|url= http://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/in-memoriam-of-dr-sven-erik-jorgensen/ |title = In Memoriam of Dr. Sven Erik Jørgensen|author=Brian D. Fath|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
He was the editorial board member of 18 international journals in the fields of ecology and environmental management. He was the president of ISEM and was elected to the [[European Academy of Sciences and Arts]], for which he was chairman of the Section for Environmental Sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/in-memoriam-of-dr-sven-erik-jorgensen/ |title = In Memoriam of Dr. Sven Erik Jørgensen|author=Brian D. Fath|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Sven Erik Jorgensen and Irene Tarimo and Tolly Mbwette.jpg|thumb|Sven Erik Jorgensen with Dr. [[Irene Tarimo]] and Prof. [[Tolly Mbwette]] in Denmark]]


=== Personal life ===
=== Personal life ===
He married in 1970 and had one son. Jørgensen died during 2016 in [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="modelsThatAdapt">[http://www.denmark.dk/CMS.Web/Templates/Content%20Pages/DefaultPage.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={697D584C-D341-4782-9AA2-F57CC352AE24}&NRORIGINALURL=/en/menu/About-Denmark/Science-Research/Research-Areas/Environmental-Research/EcologicalModelsThatAdapt/&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest "Ecological Models that Adapt", Denmark.dk, Retrieved May 4, 2009.]</ref>
He married in 1970 and had one son. Jørgensen died during 2016 in [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="modelsThatAdapt">[http://www.denmark.dk/CMS.Web/Templates/Content%20Pages/DefaultPage.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={697D584C-D341-4782-9AA2-F57CC352AE24}&NRORIGINALURL=/en/menu/About-Denmark/Science-Research/Research-Areas/Environmental-Research/EcologicalModelsThatAdapt/&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest "Ecological Models that Adapt", Denmark.dk, Retrieved May 4, 2009.]</ref>

=== Awards ===
[[Stockholm Water Prize]], 2004 for the pioneering development and global dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands, widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water resource management by the University of Copenhagen School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Dermank.

== See also ==
* {{Annotated link|Irene Tarimo}}
* {{Annotated link|Tolly Mbwette}}
* {{Annotated link|Villy Christensen}}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.farma.ku.dk/index.php?id=1472 Sven Erik Jørgensen's Web page]
*[http://www.farma.ku.dk/index.php?id=1472 Sven Erik Jørgensen's Web page]


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[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen]]
[[Category:University of Dar es Salaam]]
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[[Category:Danish ecologists]]
[[Category:Danish ecologists]]
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 24 February 2024

Professor
Sven Erik Jorgensen
Born29 August 1934
Copenhagen, Denmark
DiedMarch 5, 2016(2016-03-05) (aged 81)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Academic background
Alma materTechnical University of Denmark
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
University of Copenhagen
Academic work
DisciplineChemist, Ecology
Doctoral studentsVilly Christensen, Irene Tarimo
Sven Erik Jørgensen with Tolly Mbwette in Tivoli (Copenhagen)

Sven Erik Jørgensen (29 August 1934 – 5 March 2016) was an ecologist and chemist from Denmark. [1]

Biography

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Also a well known biathlon person.

Academic degrees and honors

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In 1958, he was awarded Master of Science in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, then Doctor of Environmental Engineerin (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and Doctor of Science in ecological modelling (University of Copenhagen). He taught courses in ecological modelling in 32 countries. After his retirement, he became professor emeritus in environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen.[citation needed]

He was an honourable doctor at Coimbra University, Portugal and at University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania He received several awards: Ruđer Bošković award, Prigogine Prize, Blaise Pascal Medal, Einstein professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Santa Chiara Prize for multidisciplinary teaching. In 2004, together with William J. Mitsch, he was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize.[2] [3]

Works

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In 1975 he founded a journal, Ecological Modelling, and in 1978 he founded ISEM, the International Society of Ecological Modelling. [4]

He published 366 papers of which 275 were in peer-reviewed international journals, and edited or authored 76 books, of which several have been translated into other languages (Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese).[5]

In 2011, he authored a textbook in ecological modeling “Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling”, which was published as a fourth edition together with Brian D. Fath of the Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University. It has been translated into Chinese and Russian (third edition). He was co-editor in chief of the "Encyclopedia of Ecology" published in 2008, and of the "Encyclopedia of Environmental Management" published during December 2012. He co-authored the textbook “Introduction to Systems Ecology, published in English in 2012 and in Chinese in 2013. [5]

He was the editorial board member of 18 international journals in the fields of ecology and environmental management. He was the president of ISEM and was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, for which he was chairman of the Section for Environmental Sciences.[6]

Sven Erik Jorgensen with Dr. Irene Tarimo and Prof. Tolly Mbwette in Denmark

Personal life

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He married in 1970 and had one son. Jørgensen died during 2016 in Copenhagen.[7]

Awards

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Stockholm Water Prize, 2004 for the pioneering development and global dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands, widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water resource management by the University of Copenhagen School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Dermank.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Toni Camacho. "Professor Sven Erik Jorgensen". European Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Einstein Professorship Program Chinese Academy of Sciences". Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sven Erik Jørgensen and William J. Mitsc". Stockholm International Water Institute. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "About ISEM". International Society for Ecological Modelling. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Sven Erik Jørgensen". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Brian D. Fath. "In Memoriam of Dr. Sven Erik Jørgensen". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ecological Models that Adapt", Denmark.dk, Retrieved May 4, 2009.
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