Louis de Loczy
Louis de Loczy | |
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| Born | June 5, 1891 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | June 9, 1980 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
| Known for | Plate tectonics, structural geology, petroleum geology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geologist |
| Institutions | Geological Survey of Hungary, University of Budapest, University of Bahia |
Louis de Loczy (June 5, 1891, in Budapest, Hungary – June 9, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Hungarian geologist. He was the son of Lajos Lóczy, probably the most famous Hungarian geologist. Lajos de Loczy was the first western geologist to describe the structure, geomorphology and stratigraphy of mountain chains bordering the Tibetan Plateau that links the Kunlun Mountains with the north-south-oriented belt of mountains and gorges in central China.