Richard Weyl

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Richard H. Weyl (c.1912, Germany - 1988) was a German geologist and noted author on the subject of Central American Geology.

Active member of the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources; formerly the Bundesanstalt für Bodenforschung, BfB) in Latin-America and the Caribbean.

Scientist at Paläontologisches Institut und Museum (Kiel, Germany)

Professor at University of Giessen, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut.

Apparently there is a peak in Costa Rica named after him. (Near Mount Chirripó) [1]

[edit] Education

Ph.D. Geology (University of Heidelberg?)

[edit] Works Published

Die Geologie Mittelamerikas (The Geology of Central America)/ von Dr. Richard Weyl. Berlin-Nikolassee : Gebruder Borntraeger, 1961. ISBN 3-443-11001-0

Geologie der Antillen / Richard Weil. Berlin-Nikolassee : Borntraeger, 1966.

Geology of Central America / by Richard Weyl. Berlin : Gebr. Borntraeger, 1980.

[edit] References

Departmental History Webpage by Hubert Miller [2] <webpage now defunct>

List mentioning correspondence with Weyl [3]

Costa Rica Guides: Mountains and Volcanos [4]

Der Nationalsozialismus und Lateinamerika by Sandra Carreras [5]