Geologists

By Max B.
  • Jul 25, 1570

    Abraham Orteious Flemish

    Abraham Orteious Flemish
    Had a huge collection of atlases and was apart of the continential drift theroy.

  • James Hutton Scottish

    James Hutton Scottish
    He established geology and is known as the father of modern geologists.

  • Matthew Maury American

    Matthew Maury American
    Seafloor Spreading

  • Alfred Wegener German Geologist

    Alfred Wegener German Geologist
    He hypothesized that the continents once fit together, called continental drift.

  • Kiyoo Wadati Japanese

    Kiyoo Wadati Japanese
    Deep earthquakes or today known as the Wadati-Benioff zone a reigion of intermidiate and deep earthquake zones along oceanic tranches

  • Alexander duToit South African Geologist

    Alexander duToit South African Geologist
    He helped form the theory of continental drift by comparing the continents of Africa to South America.

  • Harold Jefferys British

    Harold Jefferys British
    His theroy was on plate techtonics and he opposed continential drift.

  • Harry Hess American

    Harry Hess American
    Conducted the theroy of sea floor spreading.

  • J. Tuzo Wilson Canadian Geologist

    J. Tuzo Wilson Canadian Geologist
    He studied plate tectonics and it was important because it tied into continential drift and the seafloor spreading

  • Marie Tharp American

    Marie Tharp American
    Mid Atlantic Rift. Continential drift.