by Magnus Magnusson | Nov 14, 2012 | In Memoriam
Austin Post, seminal American glaciologist, has died at the age of 90 14 November 2012 Family and friends have reported the death, on 12 November, of Austin Post, seminal American glaciologist, in DuPont, Washington, USA. Post was an outstanding photographer,...
by Magnus Magnusson | Apr 21, 2011 | In Memoriam
Barclay Kamb, a Seligman Crystal recipient and long-standing IGS member, has died at the age of 79 21 April 2011 Walter Barclay Kamb, the Barbara and Stanley R. Rawn, Jr. Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Caltech, died at his home in Pasadena on April 21, 2011....
by Magnus Magnusson | Mar 3, 2011 | In Memoriam
Shi Yafeng, an honorary IGS member, has died at the age of 93 3 March 2011 Honorary member of the International Glaciological Society, Academician Shi Yafeng, passed away in Nanjing, China, on 13 February 2011. Professor Shi was an initiator of glaciology in China,...
by Magnus Magnusson | Sep 10, 2009 | In Memoriam, News
Hans Röthlisberger, former IGS president and honorary IGS member, has died at the age of 86 10 September 2009 Hans Röthlisberger died on 10 September 2009 at his home in Uerikon, Zurich. He was born on February 1st, 1923 in Langnau, Canton Bern, Switzerland. After...
by Magnus Magnusson | May 26, 2008 | In Memoriam
Roy (Fritz) Koerner, 75, died May 26 only three and one half weeks after returning from his last field season to the Canadian High Arctic. He continued his pioneering work of monitoring the ice caps until the very last. Fritz was an outstanding field scientist and...
