Rudolf Hoernes

Rudolf Hoernes
Born (1850-10-07)October 7, 1850
Vienna
Died August 20, 1912(1912-08-20) (aged 61)
Judendorf-Straßengel (Styria)
Nationality Austria
Fields Geology

Rudolf Hoernes (October 7, 1850 August 20, 1912) was an Austrian geologist, born in Vienna. He studied under Eduard Suess and became a Professor of geology in Graz. He was known for his earthquake studies in 1878 and proposed a classification of earthquakes into subsidence earthquakes, volcanic earthquakes and tectonic earthquakes. In 1893 he published a detailed textbook on earthquake theory (Erdbebenkunde) from a geological point of view.


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