Rudolf Trümpy
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | August 16,1921 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Glarus |
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Died | Kussnacht |
Switzerland | |
Education | ETH Zürich |
Notable student | Peter Ziegler |
Books | Geology of Switzerland: Trümpy, R. An outline of the geology of Switzerland |
Awards | Penrose Medal |
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ID | 3374553 |
Rudolf Trümpy Life story
Rudolf Trümpy 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.