About Richard P. Von Herzen
Lived 1930 – 2016 (aged 85–86). Richard P. Von Herzen was an American earth scientist and geophysicist.
Richard P. Von Herzen (1930–2016) was an Earth scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who pioneered studies of heat flowing from the seafloor. He won the 1998 Maurice Ewing Medal. He graduated from California Institute of Technology (BA), Harvard University (MA), and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (PhD).
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Who was Richard P. Von Herzen?
American marine geophysicist
When was Richard P. Von Herzen born?
Richard P. Von Herzen was born in 1930 in Hollywood.
When did Richard P. Von Herzen die?
Richard P. Von Herzen died in 2016.
What was Richard P. Von Herzen's occupation?
Richard P. Von Herzen was an earth scientist and geophysicist.
What nationality was Richard P. Von Herzen?
Richard P. Von Herzen was American.
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