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Gerhard, Baron De Geer

Swedish geologist
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October 2, 1858, Stockholm, Sweden
Died:
July 23, 1943, Saltsjöbaden (aged 84)
Subjects Of Study:
geochronology
varve analysis
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Gerhard, Baron De Geer (born October 2, 1858, Stockholm, Sweden—died July 23, 1943, Saltsjöbaden) was a Swedish geologist, originator of the varve-counting method used in geochronology. De Geer was appointed to the Swedish Geological Survey in 1878 and received a master’s degree in geology from Uppsala University in 1879. He studied the glaciers of Spitsbergen in a series of expeditions. He became a professor at the University of Stockholm in 1897, serving as president from 1902 to 1910. After retiring in 1924, he headed the Institute of Geochronology at the university. De Geer observed that lake beds consist of couplets ...(100 of 168 words)

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