Anatol Heintz

He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1919 to 1920 and at the Royal Frederick University from 1920, where he graduated in palaeontology in 1928.

As a researcher he was inspired by Johan Kiær, and specialized in ancient fish, conducting paleontological expeditions to Svalbard.

Open protests ensued when the Nazi authorities were about to change the rules for admission to the university in autumn 1943.

[2] The staff Johannes Andenæs, Bjørn Føyn, Johan Christian Schreiner, Eiliv Skard, Harald K. Schjelderup, Odd Hassel, Ragnar Frisch, Carl Jacob Arnholm, Endre Berner and Anatol Heintz were sent to Grini concentration camp.

He was also a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and an honorary member of the Geological Society of London.