Bengt Gustafsson (astronomer) explained

Bengt Gustafsson (born 18 July 1943) is a Swedish astronomer and emeritus professor in theoretical astrophysics at Uppsala University.

He is known for his work in uniting cosmic science with culture and theology, and questioning space science from a humanistic point of view. Gustafsson received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University in 2000.^[1] In 2002, Gustafsson was awarded the grand prize of the Royal Institute of Technology, and has also been awarded the grand prize of Längmanska kulturfonden. At one point during his career, he was a counselor working for the government of Sweden.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[2]

External links

• Bengt Gustafsson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honorary Doctors of the Faculty of Theology - Uppsala University, Sweden. www.uu.se. sv. 2017-02-17.
2. Web site: Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Norwegian. 7 October 2010. 27 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171005/http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40118. dead.