Inge Lehmann
Danish seismologist and geophysicist
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Inge Lehmann ForMemRS was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist who is known for her discovery in 1936 of the solid inner core that exists within the molten outer core of the Earth. The seismic discontinuity in the speed of seismic waves at... Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1888, Østerbro, Denmark
Died: February 21, 1993 (age 104 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Education: Copenhagen University (1968) and University of Cambridge
Awards: William Bowie Medal and Tagea Brandt Travel Scholarship
Place of burial: Hørsholm Kirkegård, Hørsholm, Denmark
Nationality: Danish
Parents: Alfred Lehmann and Ida Sophie Tørsleff
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