Walther Penck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German geographer
Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1888
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 29-Sep-1923
Profession: geologist, geographer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Walther Penck
- Walther Penck (30 August 1888 – 29 September 1923) was a geologist and geomorphologist known for his theories on landscape evolution.
- Penck is noted for criticizing key elements of the Davisian cycle of erosion, concluding that the process of uplift and denudation occur simultaneously, at gradual and continuous rates.
- Penck's idea of parallel slope retreat led to revisions of Davis's cycle of erosion.
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