Francisco Hervé Allamand (born 1942) is a Chilean geologist known for his contributions to the paleogeography and tectonics of Chile and Antarctica.

Francisco Hervé
Born1942
NationalityChilean
Alma materUniversity of Chile
Known forContributions to the geology of Chile and Antarctica
AwardsMedalla “Juan Brüggen” (1985)
Scientific career
FieldsTectonics, Paleogeography, Structural geology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chile
Hokkaido University
University of Paris
Andrés Bello National University

Together with I. Fuenzalida, E. Araya and A. Solano he named the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault in 1979.[1]

In a 2012 contribution to the blog of El Mercurio he expressed concern for the sudden emergence of new geology degrees offered by both traditional and non-traditional private Chilean universities stating that granting new degrees involves complex and costly tasks.[2]

Hervé Island in Antarctica is named after Francisco Hervé.

References

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  1. ^ Hauser, A. (1991). Hans Steffen, precursor del concepto falla Liquiñe-Ofqui, Revista Geológica de Chile, 18, 177-179.
  2. ^ Hervé, Francisco (October 16, 2012). "Muchos geólogos". El Mercurio blogs (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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