Gerard De Geer - a pioneer in Quaternary geology in Scandinavia

The paper presents a pioneer in Quaternary geology, both internationally and in Scandinavia – the Swedish geologist and professor Gerard De Geer (1858–1943). This is done, first by highlighting one of his most important contributions to science – the varve chronology – a method he used to describe t...

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Published in:Baltica 2012-06, Vol.25 (1), p.1-22
Main Authors: Cato, Ingemar, Stevens, Rodney L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baltic Sea
Clay
Clay valves
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
Gerard De Geer
Glacial and Postglacial
Quaternaly geology
Varve chronology
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Summary:The paper presents a pioneer in Quaternary geology, both internationally and in Scandinavia – the Swedish geologist and professor Gerard De Geer (1858–1943). This is done, first by highlighting one of his most important contributions to science – the varve chronology – a method he used to describe the Weichselian land–ice recession over Scandinavia, and secondly by the re–publication of a summary article on Gerard De Geer’s early scientific achievement in 1881–1906 related to the Baltic Sea geology, written by his wife, Ebba Hult De Geer.
ISSN:0067-3064
DOI:10.5200/baltica.2012.25.01