Ulbo de Sitter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ulbo de Sitter

Dutch geologist

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1902

Place of Birth: Groningen, Netherlands

Date of Death: 12-May-1980

Profession: geologist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lamoraal Ulbo de Sitter (March 6, 1902, Groningen – May 12, 1980, Nistelrode) was a Dutch geologist at Leiden University, where he was the founder of the school of structural geology.
De Sitter was known for his research on the geology of the Alps and Pyrenees.
His father was the astronomer Willem de Sitter (1872–1934), and one of his sons was the Dutch sociologist Ulbo de Sitter (1930–2010).