Henrik Munthe
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| Fields | Quaternary geology |
| Institutions | Uppsala University Geological Survey of Sweden |
Henrik Vilhelm Munthe (1 November 1860 – 15 August 1958) was a Swedish geologist.[1]
Biography
Munthe became a student in 1882 and in 1892 a doctor of philosophy and associate professor of geology at
His research centered on the Quaternary geology of the Baltic Sea region,[2] nevertheless he did also some contributions on the Silurian stratigraphy of Västergötland and Gotland.[2] Having begun his career using bicycles to survey the terrain Munthe continued to advocate using bicycle well after survey by car had become commonplace.[2]
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Scientific career
Following his 1886 discovery of Ancylus fluviatilis fossils in Gotland[2] Munthe proposed in 1887 the existence of the Ancylus Lake,[3] a lake that would prove "the most enigmatic (and discussed) of the many Baltic stages".[4]
Later he endorsed the idea of an outlet for this lake at the near Degerfors (Svea River) proposed by Lennart von Post in the 1920s. The two worked together until 1927 when their relation fell apart.[3] In 1927 and 1928 he was involved in a controversyabout Svea River through opinion pieces in newspapers with Astrid Cleve,[5] a strident outcast of Sweden's geological community.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Henrik V Munthe". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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- ^ Espmark, Kristina (2006). "A scientific outsider: Astrid Cleve von Euler and her passion for research" (PDF). In Kokowski, M. (ed.). The Global and the Local: The History of Science and the Cultural Integration of Europe. 2nd ICESHS. Cracow, Poland.
- ISBN 978-3-0348-0285-7.
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