Inge Lehmann
Geologist

Inge Lehmann Net Worth

Inge Lehmann was a Danish geophysicist and seismologist born on May 13, 1888 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She made a groundbreaking discovery in the mid 1930s that the Earth's outer core is molten and its inner core is solid, which revolutionized the understanding of the Earth's structure and composition. Her discovery has been essential to the field of geophysics and seismology ever since.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 13, 1888
Birth Place Copenhagen, Denmark
Age 131 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 21, 1993 (age 104)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $8 Million (2024)

About

In the mid 1930s, this geophysics and seismology expert made the groundbreaking discovery that our planet's outer core is molten and its inner core solid.

Before Fame

She was a mathematics student at both Cambridge University and the University of Copenhagen. After graduating, she became head of the Geodetical Institute of Denmark's seismology unit.

Trivia

Her numerous honors include the 1971 william Bowie Medal, the 1960 Gordon Wood Award, and the 1977 Medal of the Seismological Society of America.

Family Life

She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Ida Sophie Torsleff and Psychologist Alfred Georg Ludvik Lehmann.

Associated With

She and Charles Richter were both notable seismologists of the early twentieth century.

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