Jan Raa Explained

Jan Raa (born 11 October 1939) is a Norwegian biologist.

Raa was a professor at the University of Tromsø from 1972 to 1988, and has an honorary degree at the same university. After his tenure at the University of Tromsø he was a director at the Directorate of Fisheries Institute of Nutrition, research director at Fiskeriforskning and developer of the company Biotec Pharmacon.^[1]

He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters^[2] and the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.^[3] In 2010 he was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: 70 år 11. oktober: Jan Raa. Norwegian News Agency. 23 September 2009. Norwegian.
2. Web site: Gruppe 5: Biologi. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Norwegian. 16 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052432/http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27628. 6 September 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Medlemmer: RAA, Jan. Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. Norwegian. 29 December 2013.
4. News: Får St. Olavs Orden. 7 May 2010. Bladet Tromsø. Norwegian. 6.