Cinna Lomnitz | |
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Born | Cologne, Germany | 4 May 1925
Died | 7 July 2016 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 91)
Nationality | Chilean Mexican |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Known for | Lomnitz law |
Relatives | Claudio Lomnitz |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Seismology, geophysics, rock mechanics |
Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico University of California, Berkeley University of Chile |
Cinna Lomnitz Aronsfrau (4 May 1925 – 7 July 2016) was a German-born Chilean-Mexican geophysicist of Jewish descent.[1] He known for his work in the fields of rock mechanics and seismology.
Lomnitz was born in Cologne, Germany.[2] He graduated as engineer from the University of Chile in 1948. He then studied with Karl von Terzaghi in Harvard University and obtained a Master's degree in soil mechanics there.[3]
He became editor of the journal Geofísica Internacional in 1990. He is the father of Claudio Lomnitz. Lomnitz died in 2016 at the age of 91.[4]