Jean Tricart

Jean Tricart (16 September 1920 – 4 May 2003) was a French geomorphologist. In 1948, he became a professor at the University of Strasbourg, where he remained for the rest of his career.[1] The Tricart's doctoral thesis dealt with the Paris Basin and resulted in a publication acclaimed in France.[1] He often collaborated with his friend André Cailleux.[2] From 1962 to 1974, he and Callieux published five works on the subject of geomorphology and climate. Most of his works were published in French.[1]

Tricart considered that he had, 'a broad systems approach to landform genesis.'.[3] This paper is response to Denys Brunsden's 'Tablets of Stone'.[4]

He was awarded the Busk Medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1985.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lugo Hubp, José (2003). "Jean Tricart (1920-2003)". Investigaciones Geográficas (in Spanish). 51.
  2. ^ Ellenberger, François (1987). "Hommage à André Cailleux (1907-1986)". Travaux du Comité français d'histoire de la géologie (COFRHIGEO) (12): 101–113.
  3. ^ Tricart, J.L.F.. 1996, in Geomorphology Sans Frontières', Eds. McCann, S.B. & Ford, D.C. Chichester: John Wiley, 68-81.
  4. ^ Brunsden, D. 1990. Tablets of stone: toward the Ten Commandments of Geomorphology. Zetschrift fur geomorphologie, Supplementband 79, 2-37 and see also Brunsden in McCann and Ford, op cit
  5. ^ RGS-IBG (2022). "Medals and Awards". OSF. RGS-IBG. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/QSDT4. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

Further reading

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  • Clout, Hugh (2014), Lorimer, Hayden; Withers, Charles W. J. (eds.), "Jean Tricart (1920–2003)", Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, vol. 33, London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 11–42