About Henning Illies
Lived 1924 – 1982 (aged 58). Henning Illies was a German geologist, known for Geology of Chile and Rift.
Jürgen Henning Illies (14 March 1924 – 2 August 1982) was a German geologist, an expert in taphrogenesis (rift formation). Apart from his work on rifts, including the Rhine Rift Valley, he is known for his contributions to Chilean geology.
Illies was active at the Austral University of Chile in Valdivia where he mapped the geology of the Old Valdivia Province in 1956–1957. After the mapping was done he studied more specific geologic problems in Chile the years of 1958–59.
From 1973 onwards he was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Notable publications 1960. Geologie der Gegend von Valdivia/Chile. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie u. Palaontlogie, Abhandlungen Bd. 111, S. 30–110. Stuttgart. 1981. Mechanism of graben formation. Tectonophysics, 73(1), 249–266.
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Who was Henning Illies?
German geologist (1924–1982)
When was Henning Illies born?
Henning Illies was born on 14 March 1924 in Hamburg.
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Henning Illies died on 2 August 1982 in Germany.
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Henning Illies was a geologist.
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Henning Illies was known for Geology of Chile and Rift.
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Henning Illies was German.
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