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Jens Esmark (31 January 1763 – 26 January 1839) was a Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy who contributed to many of the initial discoveries and conceptual analyses of glaciers, specifically the concept that glaciers had covered larger areas in the past.[1]

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Jens Esmark

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Jens Esmark (31 January 1763 – 26 January 1839) was a Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy who contributed to many of the initial discoveries and...

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Esmark

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Esmark is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Birgitte Esmark (1841–1897), Norwegian malacologist Jens Esmark (1763–1839), Danish-Norwegian...

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Ice age

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Danish-Norwegian geologist Jens Esmark (1762–1839) argued for a sequence of worldwide ice ages. In a paper published in 1824, Esmark proposed changes in climate...

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Thorite

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vicar and mineralogist, Hans Morten Thrane Esmark. First specimens of Thorite were sent to his father, Jens Esmark, who was a professor of mineralogy and...

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Morten Thrane Esmark

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the mineral thorite. Morten Thrane Esmark was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway as a son of Professor Jens Esmark, a professor of mineralogy. His given...

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Ryfylke

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moraine led professor Jens Esmark (in 1824) to formulate the theory of an ice age over Scandinavia and other parts of the world. Esmark believed that climate...

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Datolite

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boron hydroxide nesosilicate, CaBSiO4(OH). It was first observed by Jens Esmark in 1806, and named by him from δατεῖσθαι, "to divide," and λίθος, "stone...

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Jotunheimen

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national park area near the Glittertind. Bjørn G. Andersen Eidsbugarden Jens Esmark Jotunheimvegen Prinsehytta Tourism in Norway Vestre Hestlægerhøe "Galdhøpiggen"...

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Thorium

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sent the most interesting specimens, such as this one, to his father, Jens Esmark, a noted mineralogist and professor of mineralogy and geology at the...

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Rjukan

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called Rjukan "the cradle of tourism in Norway." In 1811, royal geologist Jens Esmark "discovered" the Rjukan Falls, and enthusiastically reported to the Dano–Norwegian...

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Esmark Glacier

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Norwegian expedition under Olaf Holtedahl, 1927–28, most likely for Jens Esmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania (Oslo), Norway...

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Gaustatoppen

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Telemark, Norway Topo map 1614 IV Rjukan Climbing First ascent 1810 by Jens Esmark Easiest route Funicular system inside mountain or hike from a parking...

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Fjord

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after the post-glacial rebound reaches 60 m (200 ft) above the fjord. Jens Esmark in the 19th century introduced the theory that fjords are or have been...

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Birgitte Esmark

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close ties to the University of Kristiania (now Oslo). her grandfather, Jens Esmark was a geologist, mining engineer, and professor of mining science at...

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Esmarkbreen

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Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after geologist Jens Esmark. The glacier has a length of 15 kilometers, and debouches into the bay...

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List of mineralogists

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Gary Ernst (born 1931) Berend George Escher (1885–1967) Jens Esmark (1763–1839) Morten Thrane Esmark (1801–1882) Hans P. Eugster (1925–1987) Rodney C. Ewing...

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List of climbers and mountaineers

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Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II Jens Esmark (1763–1839) Norway, first ascent Snøhetta (1798) and Gaustatoppen, led...

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List of glaciologists

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1873 First to scientifically propose the existence of past ice ages Jens Esmark 1763 1839 Extension of past glaciations Jón Eyþórsson 1898 1968 Long-term...

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Sparagmite

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arkosic sandstone, greywacke and conglomerate set of beds so named by Jens Esmark in 1829. Deposited in what is now Scandinavia during the Neoproterozoic...

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Bitihorn

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history by the botanist Christen Smith. Except for the expedition by Jens Esmark in 1798 this biological expedition was the first mountaineering effort...

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1839 in Norway

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officer (b.1776) 2 December – Andreas Landmark, politician (b.1769) Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (born 1763) Peder Tonning...

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1763 in Norway

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1837). Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824) Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839) Diderik Hegermann...

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Kongsberg School of Mines

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to shape the technological landscape of the future. Erik Otto Knoph Jens Esmark Peter Petersen Paul Steenstrup Johan Heinrich Becker Peter Ascanius Peter...

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Diocese of Viborg

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Christian Michael Rottbøll, 1770–1780 Peder Tetens, 1781–1805 Jens Bloch, 1805–1830 Nicolaj Esmark Øllgaard, 1830–1854 Otto Laub, 1854–1878 Jørgen Swane, 1878–1901...

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Jens Bloch

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Jens Bloch (27 June 1761–4 July 1830) was a Danish theologian and priest. He was a bishop in both Norway (briefly) and Denmark from 1804 until his death...

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Julia Montgomery Walsh

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retire" and "too old to develop another career." Walsh served as director of Esmark and Pitney Bowes. Looking for a challenge and thinking that the time was...

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Kongsberg

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Bugge (1889–1955) – Norwegian theologist and art historian Morten Thrane Esmark (1801–1882) – a Norwegian priest and mineralogist Sverre Fehn (1924–2009)...

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1908 in Norway

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24 April – Jonas Enge, politician (died 1981) 9 May – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (died 1998)....

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