Karl Orviku
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Karl Orviku (17 August 1903, Kohtla – 7 March 1981, Tallinn) was an Estonian geologist. He specialized in quaternary geology.[1] In 1930 he graduated from University of Tartu with a master's degree in geology.[1] Since 1926 he worked as the chair of geology at Tartu University. And From 1954 to 1968 he was the director.[1]
Since 1954 he was a member of the ESSR Academy of Sciences.[1]
From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the executive committee of the International Union for Quaternary Research.[1]
Karl Orviku's son Kaarel Orviku (1935–2021) was a marine geologist and nature photographer.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kändler, Tiit (2002). A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century. Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers. pp. 126–127. ISBN 9985-70-103-8.
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