Category:Biographies

These pages represent a category, or collection, of biographies of well-known geophysicists or contributors to the field of geophysics. To add a page to this category, add the biography template at the beginning of an article.

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• See also biographies, the general overview page dedicated to biographical information.
• We have begun to catalog the pioneers in this category by their local or regional society affiliations. The Geophysical Society of Houston is a great starting point. We need your help in building the GSH category and in launching other, regional society affiliations.
• Women who have made substantial contributions to the geosciences should be included in the [[Category: Women in geoscience]].

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Discussion points

Is there a particular biography we like and can point to as a model biography?

Yes, the following biographies offer a good overview: Robert Sheriff, R. M. Clowes, Heloise Lynn, Sven Treitel, and Elisabeth Stiles.