Van Andel, Tjeerd H. (Tjeerd Hendrik), 1923-
Variant namesBorn in the Netherlands, Van Andel came to the United States in 1957. He taught at Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Oregon State before coming to Stanford in 1976. An authority on the geology of ocean floors and mid-ocean ridges, with an interest in the prehistory of landscape and civilization which has led to work on climatic change and its economic ramifications. A co-leader in project FAMOUS (French American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study), data from which led directly to the confirmation of plate tectonic theory.
From the description of Tjeerd H. Van Andel papers, 1950-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 497927959
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Born in the Netherlands, Tjeerd H. van Andel came to the United States in 1957. He taught at Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Oregon State before coming to Stanford in 1976. He was an authority on the geology of ocean floors and mid-ocean ridges, with an interest in the prehistory of landscape and civilization which has led to work on climatic change and its economic ramifications. He was a co-leader of Project FAMOUS (French American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study), data from which led directly to the confirmation of plate tectonic theory. Van Andel died in 2010.
From the guide to the Tjeerd H. van Andel papers, 1950-2006, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
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| creatorOf | Van Andel, Tjeerd H. (Tjeerd Hendrik), 1923-. Tjeerd H. Van Andel papers, 1950-2006. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Study of Multi-Institutional Collaborations. Phase II: Space Science and Geophysics. Deep Sea Drilling Project/Ocean Drilling Program (DSDP/ODP) (Geophysics and Oceanography): Oral history interviews, 1992-1994. | American Institute of Physics | |
| creatorOf | Tjeerd H. van Andel papers, 1950-2006 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| associatedWith | American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Study of Multi-Institutional Collaborations. Phase II: Space Science and Geophysics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | FAMOUS (French American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Dept. of Geology | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Dept. of Geology | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanford University. Press. | corporateBody |
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| Galapagos Rift | |||
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| Archaeology |
| Geology |
| Oceanography |
| Plate tectonics |
| Sea floor spreading |
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Birth 1923-02-15
Death 2010
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