Inge Lehmann, Correspondence (1888 – 1993)

The collection contains letters written by Danish seismologist and geophysicist Inge Lehmann (1888–1993). She studied at the University of Cambridge, where she continued to live after her studies. She also studied in Hamburg, Germany and worked in Greenland where she set up seismological stations. During her lifetime, she won several awards. After her retirement, she continued doing research, now in the United States and Canada. Lehmann’s correspondence held at the Danish National Archives has not yet been sorted and dated.

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Original source name : Inge Lehmann, Korrespondance mv. (1888 - 1993)
English translation : Inge Lehmann, Correspondence (1888 - 1993)
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : W/ from number 46 to 53
Language(s) : Danish, English
Geographical coverage : Denmark, Italy, Austria, Australia, Russia, Germany, Denmark, France, UK, USA, Canada
Time range : 19th-20th c.
Year(s) : 1888-1993
Theme 1 : education
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.sa.dk/daisy/m2r?id=17155208

Archive name : Rigsarkivet
Archive name (English) : The Danish National Archives
Archive address : Kalvebod brygge 34, 1560 Copenhagen V, Denmark
City : Copenhagen
Country : Denmark
Official website and institutional resources : https://en.rigsarkivet.dk/
Finding aid(s) : https://www.sa.dk/find/index.html

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