Walter Hermann Bucher was a German-American geologist and paleontologist born March 12, 1888, in Akron, Ohio, to Swiss-German parents, who died February 17, 1965, in Houston, Texas, and who proposed a theory of the Earth pulsation regarding planetary development, working independently and concurrently with Mikhail Tetyaev; his early work focused on paleontological subjects including stromatolites, oolites and ripple marks, while his later research concentrated on deformation of the Earth crust and structural geology, particularly cryptovolcanic structures. He lectured at the University of Cincinnati from 1911 and held a professorship of geology there by 1924, served as president of the Ohio Academy of Sciences in 1935, joined the Columbia University faculty in 1940, served as president of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1946, president of the American Geophysical Union from 1950 to 1953, and president of the Geological Society of America in 1955. He won the Bownocker Medal in 1938, the William Bowie Medal and the Leopold von Buch Medal both in 1955, and received the Penrose Medal in 1960.
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Walter Hermann Bucher (March 12, 1888
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He was born in Akron, Ohio, to Swiss-German parents.
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Walter Hermann Bucher (March 12, 1888, February 17, 1965) was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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He died in Houston, Texas.
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was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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From 1920 onward, Bucher was noted for his studies in cryptovolcanic structures, significant deformations of the crust of the Earth, and structural geology.
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W. H. Bucher, "The Deformation of the Earth's Crust", Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1933.
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Born (1888-03-12)12 March 1888 Akron, Ohio, United States
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Born (1888-03-12)12 March 1888 Akron, Ohio, United States
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He was born in Akron, Ohio, to Swiss-German parents.
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Died 17 February 1965(1965-02-17) (aged 76) Houston, Texas, USA
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Died 17 February 1965(1965-02-17) (aged 76) Houston, Texas, USA
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He died in Houston, Texas.
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Walter Hermann Bucher was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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Infobox workplaces: Columbia University, University of Cincinnati (United States)
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Walter Hermann Bucher (March 12, 1888 - February 17, 1965) was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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Walter Hermann Bucher (March 12, 1888 - February 17, 1965) was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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