Enrique Hermitte
Argentine geologist
Enrique Hermitte | |
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Photo from the book "Historia Argentina" of 1971 | |
Born | (1871-04-24)24 April 1871 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 28 January 1955(1955-01-28) (aged 83) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Alma mater | École des Mines de Paris |
Known for | Development of geology in Argentina |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Institutions | Servicio Geológico Minero University of Buenos Aires |
Enrique Martín Hermitte (1871-1955) was an Argentine geologist who served as the first director of Servicio Geológico Minero from its founding in 1904 to 1922. He es credited with bringing to Argentina a number of talented geologists from Europe as well as supporting young Argentine geologists by employing local university students.[1]
European geologist brought to Argentina by Hermitte include John Keidel and Walther Penck.[1]
References
- ^ a b Aceñolaza, Florencio G. (2008), "La contribución de la Dirección General de Minas, Geología e Hidrología de la Nación a la formación de la primera generación de geólogos argentinos, y la actuación del Ing. Enrique M. Hermitte", Serie Correlación Geológica (in Spanish) (24): 103–108
External links
- Works by or about Enrique Hermitte at the Internet Archive
- Works by Enrique Martín Hermitte at Project Gutenberg
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