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]
JensEsmark (31 January 1763 – 26 January 1839) was a Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy who contributed to many of the initial discoveries and...
Esmark is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Birgitte Esmark (1841–1897), Norwegian malacologist JensEsmark (1763–1839), Danish-Norwegian...
Danish-Norwegian geologist JensEsmark (1762–1839) argued for a sequence of worldwide ice ages. In a paper published in 1824, Esmark proposed changes in climate...
moraine led professor JensEsmark (in 1824) to formulate the theory of an ice age over Scandinavia and other parts of the world. Esmark believed that climate...
vicar and mineralogist, Hans Morten Thrane Esmark. First specimens of Thorite were sent to his father, JensEsmark, who was a professor of mineralogy and...
the mineral thorite. Morten Thrane Esmark was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway as a son of Professor JensEsmark, a professor of mineralogy. His given...
boron hydroxide nesosilicate, CaBSiO4(OH). It was first observed by JensEsmark in 1806, and named by him from δατεῖσθαι, "to divide," and λίθος, "stone...
national park area near the Glittertind. Bjørn G. Andersen Eidsbugarden JensEsmark Jotunheimvegen Prinsehytta Tourism in Norway Vestre Hestlægerhøe "Galdhøpiggen"...
called Rjukan "the cradle of tourism in Norway." In 1811, royal geologist JensEsmark "discovered" the Rjukan Falls, and enthusiastically reported to the Dano–Norwegian...
sent the most interesting specimens, such as this one, to his father, JensEsmark, a noted mineralogist and professor of mineralogy and geology at the...
Norwegian expedition under Olaf Holtedahl, 1927–28, most likely for JensEsmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania (Oslo), Norway...
Telemark, Norway Topo map 1614 IV Rjukan Climbing First ascent 1810 by JensEsmark Easiest route Funicular system inside mountain or hike from a parking...
close ties to the University of Kristiania (now Oslo). her grandfather, JensEsmark was a geologist, mining engineer, and professor of mining science at...
after the post-glacial rebound reaches 60 m (200 ft) above the fjord. JensEsmark in the 19th century introduced the theory that fjords are or have been...
Gary Ernst (born 1931) Berend George Escher (1885–1967) JensEsmark (1763–1839) Morten Thrane Esmark (1801–1882) Hans P. Eugster (1925–1987) Rodney C. Ewing...
Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after geologist JensEsmark. The glacier has a length of 15 kilometers, and debouches into the bay...
Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II JensEsmark (1763–1839) Norway, first ascent Snøhetta (1798) and Gaustatoppen, led...
1873 First to scientifically propose the existence of past ice ages JensEsmark 1763 1839 Extension of past glaciations Jón Eyþórsson 1898 1968 Long-term...
arkosic sandstone, greywacke and conglomerate set of beds so named by JensEsmark in 1829. Deposited in what is now Scandinavia during the Neoproterozoic...
history by the botanist Christen Smith. Except for the expedition by JensEsmark in 1798 this biological expedition was the first mountaineering effort...
1837). Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824) JensEsmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839) Diderik Hegermann...
officer (b.1776) 2 December – Andreas Landmark, politician (b.1769) JensEsmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (born 1763) Peder Tonning...
to shape the technological landscape of the future. Erik Otto Knoph JensEsmark Peter Petersen Paul Steenstrup Johan Heinrich Becker Peter Ascanius Peter...
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...
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...
Bugge (1889–1955) – Norwegian theologist and art historian Morten Thrane Esmark (1801–1882) – a Norwegian priest and mineralogist Sverre Fehn (1924–2009)...
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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