Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist)
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Waldemar Christofer Brøgger ForMemRS[1] FRSE (10 November 1851 – 17 February 1940) was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist. His research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic theory on the formation of rocks.[2]
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Waldemar Christofer Brøgger | |
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Born | 10 November 1851 (1851-11-10) Oslo, Norway |
Died | 17 February 1940 (1940-02-18) (aged 88) Oslo, Norway |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Known for | Formation of rocks |
Awards | Murchison Medal (1891) Wollaston Medal (1911) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | geology |
Institutions | University of Stockholm |
Doctoral students | Victor Moritz Goldschmidt |
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