Cinna Lomnitz
Cinna Lomnitz Aronsfrau (born May 4, 1925 in Cologne , † July 7, 2016 in Mexico City ) was a Chilean - Mexican geophysicist . He is known for his achievements in the field of rock mechanics and seismology .
Life
Lomnitz was born into a Jewish family in Germany. He graduated from the Universidad de Chile in 1948 , then studied with Karl von Terzaghi at Harvard University , where he graduated in soil mechanics . Lomnitz received his doctorate in 1955. He was a researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico , the University of California, Berkeley and the Universidad de Chile, where he was the founder of the geophysical institute.
In 1990 he became editor of the magazine Geofísica Internacional . He was a member of the Mexican and Chilean Academy of Sciences .
Lomnitz died in 2016 at the age of 91.
His son Claudio Lomnitz is an anthropologist at Columbia University .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muere Cinna Lomnitz, el geofísico más importante de AL . ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. La Jornada , accessed January 8, 2016 (Spanish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lomnitz, Cinna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lomnitz Aronsfrau, Cinna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean-Mexican geophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 2016 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |