V. A. Heiskanen in 1936.
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
His doctoral students include Ivan I. Mueller.
External links
- Veikko Heiskanen and Helmut Moritz (presentation)
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