Carl Caldenius (1887–1961), until 1920 known by the surname Carlzon, was a Swedish Quaternary geologist and geotechnical engineer.[1][2] He is mostly known for his geochronological work in Patagonia.[1]
Carl Caldenius | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 February 1887 |
| Died | 10 August 1961 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Known for | Varve geochronology, Quaternary geology of Patagonia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quaternary geology Geotechnical engineering |
| Institutions | Swedish State Railways Geological Survey of Sweden Stockholms högskola |
Caldenius worked as geotechnical engineer for the Swedish State Railways until 1922 when he started to work full-time with his Ph.D thesis "Ragundasjöns stratigrafi och geokronologi" (Stratigraphy and geochronology of Lake Ragunda) that he defended in 1924. In 1925 he travelled to Argentina as part of a Swedish-Argentine collaboration to extend the clay varve chronology of Gerard De Geer to the Southern Hemisphere.[1] After returning to Swedsen in 1930 he joined an expedition to Australia and New Zealand where he applied knowledge of varves to study the Carboniferous Karoo Ice Age.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d Lundqvist, Jan (1991). "Carl C:zon Caldenius- geologist, geotechnician, -predecessor of IGCP". Boreas. 20 (2). Wiley-Blackwell: 183–189. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3885.1991.tb00306.x.
- ^ Sundquist, Björn. "Carl Caldenius". Nationalencyclopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved May 15, 2015.