Rudolf Hoernes
Austrian geologist (1850-1912) · Scientists · Died at 61
Rudolf Franz Moriz Hoernes was an Austrian geologist, who taught at the University of Graz. He was known for his earthquake studies in 1878 and proposed a classification of earthquakes into subsidence earthquakes, volcanic earthquakes and tectonic earthquakes.
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In 1893, he published a detailed textbook on earthquake theory (Erdbebenkunde) from a geological point of view. Along with his "uncle" Eduard Suess, he was a major influence on academic geology in Austria.
