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Karl Turekian

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American geochemist (1927-2013)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1927 to 2013 · aged 85
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Karl Karekin Turekian was a geochemist and Sterling Professor at Yale University.

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1998Wollaston Medal
1997Maurice Ewing Medal
1989V. M. Goldschmidt Award
1962Guggenheim Fellowship

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John ImbrieAlso won Maurice Ewing MedalWerner StummAlso won V. M. Goldschmidt AwardCecil Edgar TilleyAlso won Wollaston MedalJethro TeallAlso won Wollaston MedalGeoffrey EglintonAlso won V. M. Goldschmidt AwardGerard BondAlso won Maurice Ewing Medal

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Karl Karekin Turekian was a geochemist and Sterling Professor at Yale University. During his career at Yale, he examined an uncommonly broad range of topics in planetary science - including the sediments of the deep seas, the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, meteorite strikes, and the composition of Moon rocks.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2013 · aged 85
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6 languages

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