Tjeerd H. Van Andel (1923–2010)
Author of New Views on an Old Planet
About the Author
Works by Tjeerd H. Van Andel
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Van Andel, Tjeerd Hendrik
- Birthdate
- 1923
- Date of death
- 2010-09-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Birthplace
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Place of death
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Java
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venezuela - Education
- University of Groningen (PhD|1950)
- Occupations
- geologist
oceanographer
archaeologist - Organizations
- Royal Dutch Shell
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Oregon State University, School of Oceanography
Stanford University
Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences - Awards and honors
- Francis P. Shepard Medal in Marine Geology (1978)
Van Waterschoot van der Gracht Medal of the Royal Netherlands Geological Society (1984) - Short biography
- Moved to the United States in 1957. Survived by his wife, Dr. Kate Pretty; daughters Charlotte Bialek, of Princeton, N.J.; Barbara Caselli, of Ashland, Ore.; and Carolyn Miller, of College Station, Texas, from his first marriage to Elsa Dekking; his sons Chris of Menlo Park and Jeff of Sunnyvale from his second marriage to Marjorie Rojahn; and eight grandchildren.
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New views on an old planet : a history of global… by Tjeerd H. Van Andel
Enjoyable introduction to many model geological issues.
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- Works
- 10
- Members
- 68
- Popularity
- #253,411
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 19
- Languages
- 1