Rudolf Trümpy
Rudolf " Rudi " Trumpy ( born August 16, 1921 in Glarus, † 30 January 2009 in Küssnacht ) was a Swiss geologist who has rendered outstanding services to the instrumental exploration of the geology of the Alps.
Life
Trümpy was born into a family geologists: his father and three of his uncles worked as a geologist in the oil industry. Although his father its geological interest not particularly supported, he took up the study of geology at the ETH Zurich and graduated in 1947 with a thesis on the Lower Jurassic of the Swiss Alps ( " The Lias of the Glarus Alps "). Between 1947 and 1953 he spent his post-doctorate in Lausanne, where he met his wife and married. After the sudden death of his Institusleiters Elie Gagnebin he took over as acting head of the institution. In 1953 he was appointed professor at the ETH Zurich. In 1956, the University of Zurich as Associate Professor ad personam and later appointed him to the professor ad personam for stratigraphy. He held both positions until his retirement in 1986 and was head of the Geological Institute at both universities. He was also a member of several national committees and Chairman of the IUGS .
Research
His research focused mainly on the Alpine geology. In 1960 he published his work on the tectonic evolution of the Western and Central Alps, which was the foundation for his international recognition. In the time as a professor in Zurich, he supervised a large number of theses and dissertations to geological problems in the western and central Switzerland, and published in 1969 an article on the ceiling Glarus in eastern Switzerland, which he described as his best work. In addition to numerous individual essays on specific topics are further call to his contributions to the geology of Switzerland, which were published in several geological field trip leaders. Especially in his Geology of Switzerland, he summarized the findings on the construction of the Alps on a clear way together. He also published works except to alpine regions such as Greenland, the Montagne Noire or the Sahara.
Awards and honors
Trümpy has received many awards and honors, including the Edward Suess Medal of the Austrian Geological Society in 1985 and in the same year, the Penrose Medal. 1998 Gustav- Steinmann - Medal of the Geological Association awarded him, in 2002 he received the Wollaston medal. In 1973 he was awarded the Leopold- of - book - badge.