Pentti Eskola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pentti Eskola

Finnish geologist

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1883

Place of Birth: Honkilahti, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1964

Profession: geologist, university teacher

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pentti Eelis Eskola (8 January 1883 – 6 December 1964) was a Finnish geologist who developed the concept of metamorphic facies.
He won the Wollaston Medal in 1958, the Vetlesen Prize in 1964, and was given a state funeral upon his death.
The mineral eskolaite is named in his honor. Eskola was a student of Wilhelm Ramsay.