Open AccessObituary: Knud Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen 23 June 1923 – 1 December 2009
Author(s) -
N Henriksen,
T.C.R Pulvertaft
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
geological survey of denmark and greenland bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1904-4666
pISSN - 1604-8156
DOI - 10.34194/geusb.v20.4888
Subject(s) - geologist , obituary , geology , archaeology , psychology , history , paleontology
The former director of Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse (GGU; The Geological Survey of Greenland), Knud Ellitsgaard- Rasmussen, died on 1 December 2009, 86 years old. Ellitsgaard was for many years a driving force in the build-up of GGU and became, as a relatively young geologist, its leader in 1956. In 1966 he was formally appointed director and remained in this position until his retirement in 1983.