Enrique Hermitte
Enrique Hermitte | |
|---|---|
 Photo from the book "Historia Argentina" of 1971 | |
| Born | 24 April 1871 |
| Died | 28 January 1955 (aged 83) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Citizenship | Argentina |
| Alma mater | École des Mines de Paris |
| Known for | Development of geology in Argentina |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Servicio Geológico Minero University of Buenos Aires |
Enrique Martín Hermitte was an Argentine geologist who served as the first director of Servicio Geológico Minero from its founding in 1904 to 1922. He es credited with bringing to Argentina a number of talented geologists from Europe as well as supporting young Argentine geologists by employing local university students.[1]
European geologist brought to Argentina by Hermitte include John Keidel and Walther Penck.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Aceñolaza, Florencio G. (2008), "La contribución de la Dirección General de Minas, Geología e Hidrología de la Nación a la formación de la primera generación de geólogos argentinos, y la actuación del Ing. Enrique M. Hermitte", (in Spanish) (24): 103–108
External links[]
- Works by or about Enrique Hermitte at Internet Archive
- Works by Enrique Martín Hermitte at Project Gutenberg
 | This Argentine biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1955 deaths
- Argentine geologists
- People from Buenos Aires
- Argentine people of French descent
- University of Buenos Aires alumni
- Mines ParisTech alumni
- University of Buenos Aires faculty
- Servicio Geológico Minero personnel
- Argentine people stubs