Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer ( 1934 - July 23, 2016 in Middletown , Connecticut ) was a Dutch geologist and professor at Wesleyan University .
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Jelle Zeilinga de Boer completed his Bachelor and PhD studies at the University of Utrecht . He then moved to the USA in 1963, where he worked as a postdoctoral fellow with geologist Jim Balsley at Wesleyan University in the field of paleomagnetism . In 1977 he was appointed George I. Seney Professor of Geology and later he was Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Sciences . From the 1970s he also worked at the Marine Sciences Institute based at the University of Rhode Island . There he was the doctoral supervisor of Robert Ballard , the later discoverer of the wrecks of the Titanic and the Bismarck .
De Boer originally moved to the United States to study the Appalachians . During his research career he focused on the tectonics of the Appalachian Mountains, Southeast Asia and South and Central America.
On July 23, 2016, de Boer died at the age of 81 from complications from pancreatic cancer at home with his family. He left behind his wife, a son and two daughters.
Works
- Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions (2002)
- Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions (2004)
- Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture (2009)
- New Haven's Sentinels: The Art and Science of East Rock and West Rock (2013)
Web links
- Jelle Zeilinga de Boer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Olivia Drake: De Boer Remembered for Teaching Connecticut Geology on wesleyan.edu , accessed on November 17, 2018
- ↑ JELLE ZEILINGA de BOER Ph.D. on legacy.com , accessed November 17, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boer, Jelle Zeilinga de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1934 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd July 2016 |
| Place of death | Middletown , Connecticut |