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Otto Ampferer

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Austrian geologist (1875-1947)

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Otto Ampferer was an Austrian alpinist and geologist. To explain the complex processes of Orogeny, he developed his "theory of undercurrent" with the idea of a partially plastic deep Earth's crust (asthenosphere). He became - even before Alfred Wegener - the pioneer of the modern view of continental drift.

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Here, west of the Stanser Joch in Tyrol, Ampferer described the relief shift.Here, west of the Stanser Joch in Tyrol, Ampferer described the relief shift.

Awards 2

1939Gustav-Steinmann Medal
1937Eduard Suess medal

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About this person

Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1947 · aged 71
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6 languages

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