Valdar Jaanusson

Valdar Jaanusson
Valdar Jaanusson
Born	1923; Nömme, Tallinn
Died	August 28, 1999; Täby, Stockholm
Nationality	Swedish
Citizenship	Sweden
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Known for	Confacies; Jaanusson effect; Ordovician geology; Topostratigraphy
	Scientific career
Fields	Stratigraphy
Institutions	Uppsala University; Geological Survey of Finland; Swedish Museum of Natural History

Valdar Jaanusson (1923 – August 28, 1999) was an Estonian-Swedish geologist.^[1] In 1960, he introduced the concept of topostratigraphy into Swedish stratigraphy.^[2] A recognized expert on the geology of the Ordovician period, he was member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.^[3]

References

^ "Valdar Janusson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ Kumpulainen, Risto A. (2016). Kumpulainen, Risto A. (ed.). "Guide for geological nomenclature in Sweden" (PDF). GFF. 139: 3–20. doi:10.1080/11035897.2016.1178666. S2CID 132340999.
^ Dödsfall: Valdar Jaanusson, Dagens Nyheter.

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