Elisabeth Gottschalk
Dutch historical geographer (1912–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Karoline Elisabeth Gottschalk[lower-alpha 1] (28 October 1912 – 14 September 1989) was a German-born Dutch historical geographer and professor. She was noted for Stormvloeden en rivieroverstromingen in Nederland (Storm surges and river floods in the Netherlands), a three volume study into the historical storm surges and river floods, which is considered a standard work which corrected the existing theories behind storm surges.
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Born | Maria Karoline Elisabeth Gottschalk (1912-10-28)28 October 1912 |
Died | 14 September 1989(1989-09-14) (aged 76) |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
Notable work | Stormvloeden en rivieroverstromingen in Nederland (1971–1977) |
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