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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instanceOf geophysicist
human
seismologist
contributedTo model of the Earth’s inner and outer core structure
understanding of P-wave reflections inside the Earth
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
dateOfBirth 1888-05-13
dateOfDeath 1993-02-21
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED
employer Royal Danish Geodetic Institute NERFINISHED
eponymOf Lehmann Medal (American Geophysical Union) NERFINISHED
Lehmann discontinuity NERFINISHED
era 20th-century science
ethnicGroup Danish
familyName Lehmann NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork geophysics
seismology
givenName Inge NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfNotability discovery of the boundary between Earth’s inner and outer core (Lehmann discontinuity)
hasHonor Emil Wiechert Medal NERFINISHED
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
discovery of the Earth’s solid inner core
languageSpoken Danish
English
lifespan 1888-1993
memberOf Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters NERFINISHED
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
scientist
placeOfBirth Copenhagen NERFINISHED
Denmark NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Copenhagen NERFINISHED
Denmark NERFINISHED
positionHeld head of the seismological department at the Royal Danish Geodetic Institute
residence Copenhagen NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
workLocation Copenhagen NERFINISHED
Denmark NERFINISHED

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