Beno Gutenberg
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 65 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 4,1889 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Darmstadt |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | January 25,1960 |
| Died | Pasadena |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Field | Seismology |
| Education | University of Göttingen |
| École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST) | |
| Nationality | American |
| German | |
| Awards | William Bowie Medal |
| Notable student | Helmut Landsberg |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 731578 |
Beno Gutenberg Life story
Beno Gutenberg was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technology and Richter's collaborator in developing the Richter magnitude scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude.