Hans Stille
German geologist (1876-1966) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 90
Hans Wilhelm Stille was an influential German geologist working primarily on tectonics and the collation of tectonic events during the Phanerozoic. Stille adhered to the contracting Earth hypothesis and together with Leopold Kober he worked on the geosyncline theory to explain orogeny.
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Stille's ideas emerged in the aftermath of Eduard Suess' book Das Antlitz der Erde (1883-1909). Stille's and Kober's school of thought was one of two that emerged in the post-Suess era Their competing view rejected Earth contraction and argued for continental drift. As Stille opposed continental drift he came to be labelled a "fixist".
