Beno Gutenberg

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academic human seismologist

Beno Gutenberg was a German seismologist whose pioneering work in measuring and understanding earthquakes, including co-developing the Richter magnitude scale, helped lay the foundations of modern seismology.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → human → seismologist →
awardReceived	William Bowie Medal →
coAuthorOf	Gutenberg–Richter law →
coDeveloperOf	Richter magnitude scale →
contributedTo	determination of depth of Earth’s mantle–core boundary →
countryOfBirth	German Empire →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1889-06-04 →
dateOfDeath	1960-01-25 →
educatedAt	University of Göttingen →
employer	California Institute of Technology →
eponymOf	Gutenberg discontinuity → Gutenberg–Richter law → Gutenberg–Richter magnitude–frequency relation →
familyName	Gutenberg →
fieldOfWork	geophysics → seismology →
givenName	Beno →
hasInfluenced	development of modern earthquake magnitude scales → modern seismology →
knownFor	foundational contributions to modern seismology → pioneering work in measuring and understanding earthquakes →
languageSpoken	English → German →
memberOf	American Geophysical Union → National Academy of Sciences →
name	Beno Gutenberg →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableWork	Gutenberg discontinuity → Gutenberg–Richter law → Richter magnitude scale →
occupation	geophysicist → seismologist →
placeOfBirth	Darmstadt →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles →
positionHeld	director of Seismological Laboratory at Caltech →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	Earth’s interior structure → earthquakes →
workLocation	Pasadena →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Francis Richter →	coDeveloperWith
Richter magnitude scale →	developedBy
Charles Francis Richter →	influencedBy
Beno Gutenberg →	name