Gerard De Geer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard De Geer

Swedish geologist

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1858

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1943

Profession: politician, geologist, university teacher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Baron Gerard Jacob De Geer (20 November 1858 – 24 July 1943) was a Swedish geologist who made significant contributions to Quaternary geology, particularly geomorphology and geochronology.
De Geer is best known for his work on varves.
In 1890 De Geer was the first to apply the name Ancylus Lake to the Baltic paleolake discovered by Henrik Munthe.
He subsequently participated the protracted scientific controversy surrounding this lake.