Arvid Högbom
Arvid Gustaf Högbom | |
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| Born | 11 January 1857 |
| Died | 19 January 1940 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Sub-Cambrian peneplain Subjotnian Study of carbon cycle |
| Awards | Björkénska priset (1907) |
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| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Uppsala University |
Arvid Gustaf Högbom was Swedish geologist active at Uppsala University. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. He coined the term Subjotnian in 1910.[1] Högbomite (later renamed to magnesiohögbomite-2N2S), högbomite group, högbomite supergroup was named in his honour.[2]
Högbom was the first to identify the Sub-Cambrian peneplain in a 1910 publication.[3]
References
- ^ Laitakari, I.; Rämö, T.; Suominen, V.; Niin, M.; Stepanov, K.; Amantov, A. (1996). "Subjotnian: Rapakivi granites and related rocks in the Gulf of Finland". Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper. 21: 59–97.
- ^ Mindat - magnesiohögbomite-2N2S
- ^ Lidmar-Bergströrm, Karna (1996). "Long term morphotectonic evolution in Sweden". Geomorphology. 16. Elsevier: 33–59.
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