Juan Brüggen

Johannes Brüggen Messtorff better known by his hispanized name Juan Brüggen (Lübeck, Germany, April 25, 1887 – March 7, 1953, Santiago de Chile) was a German-Chilean geologist. One of his most famous works is the extensive treaty of Fundamentos de la geología de Chile published in 1950. Brüggen Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is named after him.

Juan Brüggen
Born25 April 1887 (1887-04-25)
Lübeck, Germany
Died7 March 1953 (1953-03-08) (age 65)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGermany, West Germany
Known forChilean geology
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chile

Two of Brüggen's students established the geology degree at the University of Chile; Jorge Muñoz Cristi and Héctor Flores Williams.[1]

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References
  1. Charrier, Reynaldo; Hervé, Francisco; Aceituno, Patricio (2016). "Contribución del Profesor Johannes Brüggen a la geología en Chile". Revista del Museo de La Plata (in Spanish). 1 (3).


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