International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences

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The International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) promotes ongoing research into the history of the earth sciences, particularly the history of geology. It has 20 Honorary Senior Members and 301 members (2018)[1] worldwide.

AbbreviationINHIGEO
Formation1967
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
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International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences
AbbreviationINHIGEO
Formation1967
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
MembershipMembers, Associate Members
Official language
English
Main organ
Board of Management
Parent organization
IUGS, IUHPS
Websitewww.inhigeo.org
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History

INHIGEO has been established by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and is also affiliated with the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). The suggestion for the establishment of INHIGEO in 1967 was chiefly due to the ideas and efforts of the distinguished Russian geologist Vladimir Tikhomirov (1915–1994) from the Geological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Board of Management

President:

  1. 1967 — Soviet Union — Vladimir V. Tikhomirov[2]
  2. 1976 — Netherlands — Reijer Hooykaas
  3. 1984 — UK — Gordon Y. Craig[3]
  4. 1989 — GDR — Martin Guntau
  5. 1992 — Australia — David Branagan
  6. 1996 — UK — Hugh Torrens
  7. 2000 — Portugal — Manuel Serrano Pinto
  8. 2004 — France — Philippe Taquet[4]
  9. 2008 — Brazil — Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa[5]
  10. 2012 — USA — Kenneth L. Taylor
  11. 2016 — Australia — Barry Cooper
  12. 2020 — Italy — Ezio Vaccari

Secretary-General:

  1. 1969 — Poland — Kazimierz Maślankiewicz
  2. 1976 — GDR — Martin Guntau
  3. 1984 — Hungary — Endre Dudich
  4. 1989 — USA — Ursula Marvin[6][7]
  5. 1996 — Australia — David Oldroyd[8]
  6. 2004 — USA — Kennand Bork
  7. 2008 — Australia — Barry Cooper
  8. 2016 — Austria — Marianne Klemun
  9. 2020 — Germany — Martina Kölbl-Ebert

Objective

The primary objective of the Commission on the History of Geological Sciences involves promoting studies in the history of geological disciplines. In so doing, the Commission endeavours to stimulate and coordinate the activities of regional, national, and international organizations having shared purposes. The Commission also works to foster the publication of individual and collective works that illuminate the history of the geological sciences.

INHIGEO achieves its objective by sponsoring a major annual symposium with associated field activities. It also promotes publication of individual and collective works on the history of geology and issues a substantial "Annual Record" that details historical research into earth sciences worldwide, publicises other pertinent historical activities and provides scholarly reviews of recent literature on the subject.

Affiliated associations

List of the INHIGEO affiliated associations (2018)

  • International — History of Earth Sciences Society (HESS)
  • Argentina — Comisión Argentina de Historia de la Geología
  • Australia — Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (ESHG)
  • Austria — Austrian Working Group History of Earth Sciences (AWGHES)
  • China — Committee on the History of Geology, Geological Society of China
  • France — Comité Français d’histoire de la Géologie (COFRHIGEO)
  • Italy — History of Geoscience Section Geological Society of Italy
  • Japan — Japanese Association for the History of Geosciences (JAHIGEO)
  • Poland — Section on the History of Geological Sciences Polish Geological Society
  • Poland — Polish Geological Institute
  • Serbia — History of Geology Division
  • Serbian — Srpsko geološko društvo (SGD)
  • UK — History of Geology Group (HOGG) Geological Society of London
  • Venezuela — Sociedad Venezolana de Historia de las Geociencias.

Publications

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