by Magnus Magnusson | Mar 3, 2011 | In Memoriam
Shi Yafeng, an honorary IGS member, has died at the age of 93 3 March 2011 Honorary member of the International Glaciological Society, Academician Shi Yafeng, passed away in Nanjing, China, on 13 February 2011. Professor Shi was an initiator of glaciology in China,...
by Magnus Magnusson | Sep 10, 2009 | In Memoriam, News
Hans Röthlisberger, former IGS president and honorary IGS member, has died at the age of 86 10 September 2009 Hans Röthlisberger died on 10 September 2009 at his home in Uerikon, Zurich. He was born on February 1st, 1923 in Langnau, Canton Bern, Switzerland. After...
by Magnus Magnusson | May 26, 2008 | In Memoriam
Roy (Fritz) Koerner, 75, died May 26 only three and one half weeks after returning from his last field season to the Canadian High Arctic. He continued his pioneering work of monitoring the ice caps until the very last. Fritz was an outstanding field scientist and...
by Magnus Magnusson | Oct 20, 2007 | In Memoriam
Louis Lliboutry, 1922-2007 Louis Lliboutry died on 20 October 2007 in his home town of Corenc, near Grenoble, France. He is born at Madrid and studied at Ecole Normale Supérieure from Paris. He got his “Doctorat d’Etat” in 1950 under the supervision of the L. Neel...
by Magnus Magnusson | Feb 1, 2007 | In Memoriam
Ed LaChapelle, a member of the IGS since 1960, former Vice President and Council member, has died at the age of 80 1 February 2007 Ed LaChapelle was a long time member of the IGS and served as Vice President and Council Member. He graduated in physics at the...
