Beno Gutenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beno Gutenberg

seismologist

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1889

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1960

Profession: geologist, university teacher, meteorologist, seismologist

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Beno Gutenberg (; June 4, 1889 – January 25, 1960) was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science.
He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technology and Richter's collaborator in developing the Richter magnitude scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude.