Eugster, Hans P.

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Biographical Note: Hans-Peter Eugster was a geochemist who taught at The Johns Hopkins University. He was one of the founders of the experimental petrology field and also did research in low-temperature geochemistry, salt deposition by evaporation of natural water, and the origin of metallic ore deposits.

Eugster studied at the Eidgenèossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, receiving his D. Sc. degree in 1951 after studying with mineralogist Paul Niggli. He studied one year with Louis Ahrens at M.I.T., worked at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, and spent the remainder of his career teaching at JHU and the University of Wyoming.

From the description of Hans-Peter Eugster papers, 1944-1988. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48394886

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creatorOf Eugster, Hans P. Hans-Peter Eugster papers, 1944-1988. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
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associatedWith Ahrens, L. H. (Louis Herman), 1918- person
associatedWith American Geophysical Union. corporateBody
associatedWith Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, friherre, 1779-1848. person
associatedWith Burri, Conrad, 1900- person
associatedWith Carmichael, Ian S. E. person
associatedWith Cloos, Ernst, 1898-1974 person
associatedWith Correns, Carl W. (Carl Wilhelm), 1893-1980. person
associatedWith Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule. corporateBody
associatedWith Geochemical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Geological Society of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Harry T. Campbell Sons' Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Hsü, Kenneth J. (Kenneth Jinghwa), 1929- person
associatedWith Hutchinson, G. Evelyn (George Evelyn), 1903- person
associatedWith Johns Hopkins University. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences. corporateBody
associatedWith Kwak, T. A. P. (Teunis A. P.) person
associatedWith Mineralogical Society of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Niggli, Paul, 1888-1953. person
associatedWith Smith, George I. (George Irving), 1927- person
associatedWith Springer, Konrad F. person
associatedWith Springer-Verlag. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. Dept. of Geology. corporateBody
associatedWith Waters, Aaron C. (Aaron Clement), 1905-1991. person
associatedWith Zen, E-an, 1928- person
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Kenya
United States
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
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College teachers
Geochemistry
Geochemists
Lakes
Petrology
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Geochemists
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Active 1944

Active 1988

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German,

English

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