Rudolf Trümpy
| Rudolf Trümpy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 16, 1921 Glarus, Switzerland |
| Died |
January 30, 2009 (aged 87) Küssnacht, Switzerland |
| Institutions | University of Lausanne, ETH Zürich |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Thesis | Der Lias der Glarner Alpen (1947) |
| Notable awards | Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1998) |
Rudolf Trümpy (1921 – 30 January 2009)[1] was a Swiss Geologist, who was born in the small Swiss town of Glarus. He graduated from the ETH Zürich in the late 1940s with a thesis titled: “Der Lias der Glarner Alpen”. From 1947 to 1953 he spent his post-doctoral years in Lausanne before being appointed professor at ETH Zürich in 1953. He would remain there until 1986.
His research mainly concentrated on alpine geology. However, he also published papers on extra-alpine regions like Greenland, the Montagne Noire and the Sahara. He was the author of the reference book Geology of Switzerland.
Trümpy is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes including the Wollaston Medal[2] and the Penrose Medal.[3] In 1978 he was elected a Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[4] He is also a member of the French Academy of Sciences.[1]
Many stratigraphic formations in the western Alps were first described by Trümpy. For example, the Couches de l’Aroley, the Couches des Marmontains and the Couches de St Cristoph.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Rudolf Trümpy". Membres (in French). Académie des sciences. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ↑ "Wollaston Medal". Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "Past Award & Medal Recipients - Penrose Medal". Geological Society of America. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "Trumpy, D. Rudolf". Membership Directory. United States National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "Lithostratigraphisches Lexikon der Schweiz". Penninikum. stratigraphie.ch. Retrieved 25 February 2013.