Walter Hermann Bucher
Walter Hermann Bucher (born March 12, 1889 in Akron , Ohio ; † February 17, 1965 in Houston , Texas ) was a German - American geologist and paleontologist .
Life
Bucher was born to Swiss - German parents. After his birth, the family returned to Germany, where he grew up and received his doctorate in geology and palaeontology from Heidelberg University in 1911 . In the same year he returned to the United States and found a job at the University of Cincinnati as a lecturer . From 1924 he was professor of geology there.
His early work dealt with paleontological topics. For example, he dealt with stromatolites , oolites and ripple marks . He also examined a number of craters in the United States, which he identified as impact craters . Bucher concluded that these were caused by large explosions, but attributed their formation to volcanic eruptions .
In 1935 he was named President of the Ohio Academy of Sciences . In 1940 he took up the post of structural geologist at Columbia University and in the same year became chairman of the department of geology and geography at the National Research Council . Since 1938 he was a member of the National Academy of Sciences . In 1946 Bucher was elected President of the New York Academy of Sciences . In 1949 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and from 1950 to 1953 he was President of the American Geophysical Union . In 1955 he was President of the Geological Society of America .
From 1920, Bucher made a name for himself with his research in the fields of cryptovolcanism , the study of significant deformations of the earth's crust and structural geology.
Fonts (selection)
- 1933: The Deformation of the Earth's Crust. Princeton University Press, Princeton
- 1945: Elementary guide to the fossils and strata in the vicinity of Cincinnati. Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (with KE Caster and SM Jones)
- 1956: Role of gravity in orogenesis. Geological Society of America Bulletin
- 1924: The pattern of the Earth's mobile belts. Journal of Geology
Awards and honors
- Ohio State University Faculty of Geological Sciences Bownocker Medal , 1938.
- William Bowie Medal from the American Geophysical Union, 1955.
- Leopold von Buch plaque from the German Geological Society , 1955.
- Penrose Medal from the Geological Society of America, 1960.
- the American Geophysical Union's Walter H. Bucher Medal is named after him
- the Dorsum Bucher mountain ridge on the moon is named after him
- the Bucher Peak in Antarctica also bears his name
Web links
- Roy E. Goodman: Walter Hermann Bucher (1888-1965). American Geophysical Union Biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bucher, Walter Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1965 |
| Place of death | Houston , Texas |