# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walther-penck
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:11:20.173Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/walther-penck"
name: "Walther Penck"
slug: "walther-penck"
description: "Walther Penck was a geologist and geomorphologist known for his theories on landscape evolution. Penck is noted for criticizing key elements of the Davisian cycle of erosion, concluding that the process of uplift and denudation occur simultaneously, at gradual and continuous rates. Penck's idea of parallel slope retreat led to revisions of Davis's cycle of erosion."
tagline: "German geographer (1888-1923)"
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birthDate: "1888-08-30"
deathDate: "1923-09-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump