Born in Stockholm to Fredrik Laurentz Ekman, himself an oceanographer, he became committed to oceanography while studying physics at the University of Uppsala and, in particular, on hearing Vilhelm Bjerknes lecture on fluid dynamics.
Vagn Holmboe | Paul Ekman | Ulf Ekman | Hasse Ekman | Gösta Ekman | Marie-Louise Ekman | Karl Ekman | Carl Daniel Ekman |