Jens Esmark
Norwegian geologist
Jens Esmark was a Danish-Norwegian professor of mineralogy who contributed to many of the initial discoveries and conceptual analyses of glaciers, specifically the concept that glaciers had covered larger areas in the past. Wikipedia
Born: January 31, 1763, Aarhus, Denmark
Died: January 26, 1839 (age 75 years), Oslo, Norway
First ascents: Gaustatoppen and Snøhetta
Children: Morten Thrane Esmark and Laurits Martin Esmark
Education: Kongsberg School of Mines
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