Inge Lehmann
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Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist best known for discovering the Earth's solid inner core through her analysis of seismic wave data.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inge Lehmann canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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human ⓘ seismologist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
model of the Earth’s inner and outer core structure
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understanding of P-wave reflections inside the Earth ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-05-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Danish Geodetic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Lehmann Medal (American Geophysical Union)
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Lehmann discontinuity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century science ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danish ⓘ |
| familyName | Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geophysics
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seismology ⓘ |
| givenName | Inge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | discovery of the boundary between Earth’s inner and outer core (Lehmann discontinuity) ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Emil Wiechert Medal
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Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bowie Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later models of Earth’s core structure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of seismic wave data
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discovery of the Earth’s solid inner core ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| lifespan | 1888-1993 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Inge Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first to interpret certain seismic wave patterns as evidence for a solid inner core ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1936 paper proposing a solid inner core of the Earth ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Copenhagen
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Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Copenhagen
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Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the seismological department at the Royal Danish Geodetic Institute ⓘ |
| residence | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Copenhagen
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Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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