93,758 profiles ranked live

Väinö Auer

✓ Source-basedstable

Finnish geologist (1895-1981)

ScientistsLived 1895 to 1981 · aged 86
Compare
Fame41.5
Momentum13.4
Languages8
In century#161,918

Väinö Auer, the son of senator Kyösti Auer, was a Finnish geologist and geographer, chiefly remembered as an explorer of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. He is also noted for his pioneering studies on tephrochronology, desertification, and the development of bogs.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 1

Awards 7

1962Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1941Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
1941Medal of Merit, First Class, of the Civil Defence
1940Memorial medal of the Winter War
1938Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
1918Memorial medal of the War of Liberation
Memorial medal of the Continuation War

Connected to Väinö 6

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1981 · aged 86
Wikipedia
8 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.