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Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen
Veikko
Aleksanteri
Heiskanen
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
