Enrique Hermitte
Enrique Martín Hermitte (born April 24, 1871 in Buenos Aires ; † January 28, 1955 there ) was an Argentine engineer, geologist and founder of the geological survey of Argentina (Servicio Geológico Minero) and its director from 1904 to 1922.
Hermitte brought geologists from Europe into the systematic geological survey (initially Hans Keidel , Anselm Windhausen , Heinrich Gerth , Richard Stappenbeck , in a supporting role Walther Schiller , Wilhelm Bodenbender , and later among others Helge Backlund , Walther Penck , Guido Bonarelli , H. Hausen, Paul Gröber ) and supported young Argentinian geologists. This soon led to the development of the first oil reserves in Argentina (Comodoro Rivadavia 1907 and later in Plaza Huincul 1918). Evidence for their presence (such as bituminous rock) had been known for a long time. The discovery made Argentina less dependent on coal imports, especially from England.
Hermitte studied mining at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines in Paris with a degree in 1895 and in Buenos Aires (degree in 1901). From 1897 to 1901 he worked in drawing the border with Chile, then for telegraph connections and finally for the department of geology, hydrology and mineral resources.
He was also a professor at the national industrial school from 1904 to 1922 and taught mineralogy at the Faculty of Agriculture and finally in the Faculty of Science in Buenos Aires.
He was a member of the Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales and the Sociedad Científica Argentina and the Centro Argentino de Ingenieros.
literature
- Horacio H. Camacho: La contribución de la Dirección General de Minas, Geología e Hidrología de la Nación a la formación de la primera generación de geólogos argentinos, y la actuación del Ing.Erique M. Hermitte, Ser. correl. geol. no. 24 San Miguel de Tucumán jul./dic. 2008, online
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermitte, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martín Hermitte, Enrique (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine engineer and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1955 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |