Pentti Eskola
| Pentti Eskola | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Born |
8 January 1883 Honkilahti |
| Died |
6 December 1964 (aged 81) Helsinki |
| Citizenship | Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Fields | Petrology |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Known for | Metamorphic facies |
| Influenced | Akiho Miyashiro |
| Notable awards |
Penrose Medal (1951) Vetlesen Prize (1964) Wollaston Medal (1958) |
Pentti Eelis Eskola (8 January 1883 – 6 December 1964) was a Finnish geologist who developed the concept of metamorphic facies. He won the Wollaston Medal in 1958, the Vetlesen Prize in 1964, and was given a state funeral upon his death.[1] The mineral eskolaite is named in his honor.
Eskola was a student of Wilhelm Ramsay.[2]
References
- ↑ Lamont-Doherty The Vetlesen Prize. Columbia.edu. Accessed 7 May 2012.
- ↑ Haapala, I. (2005). "Chapter 17: History of Finnish bedrock research". In Lehtinen, Martti; Nurmi, Pekka A.; Rämö, Tapani. Precambrian Geology of Finland. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 683–701. ISBN 9780080457598.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.