Leo Wehrli, the Glossary
Leo Wehrli (born February 25, 1870, in Aarau; d. March 28, 1954 in Zurich) was a Swiss geologist, secondary school and continuing education teacher, explorer, and photographer.[1]
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32 relations: Aarau, Albert Heim, Alexandria, Andes, Argentina, Arucas, Las Palmas, Bariloche, Botany, Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina, Chemistry, Continuing education, Diorite, Disentis, Drainage divide, ETH Library, Folk high school, Gymnasium (school), Hallau, La Plata Museum, Las Palmas, Mineralogy, Morteratsch Glacier, Mostar, Perte du Rhône, Petrography, Planchón-Peteroa, Spontaneous combustion, Swiss Alpine Club, Swiss people, Thesis, Tschlin, Zurich.
- 20th-century Swiss photographers
- Swiss explorers
- Swiss geologists
Aarau
Aarau is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau.
Albert Heim
Albert Heim (12 April 184931 August 1937) was a Swiss geologist, noted for his three-volume Geologie der Schweiz.
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Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Arucas, Las Palmas
Arucas is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria, province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
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Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake.
Botany
Botany, also called plant science (or plant sciences), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.
Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina
The Boundary Treaty of 1881 (Tratado de Límites de 1881) between Argentina and Chile was signed on 23 July 1881 in Buenos Aires by Bernardo de Irigoyen, for Argentina, and Francisco de Borja Echeverría, for Chile, with the aim of establishing a precise border between the two countries based on the uti possidetis juris principle.
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Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs.
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Diorite
Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content of silica and a relatively low content of alkali metals.
Disentis
Mustér (Romansh) or Disentis (German), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons.
Drainage divide
A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins.
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ETH Library
The ETH Library, serving as the central university library at ETH Zurich, has a notable collection of scientific and technical information.
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Folk high school
Folk high schools (also adult education center, folkehøjskole; volkshogeschool; kansanopisto and työväenopisto or kansalaisopisto; Volkshochschule and (a few) Heimvolkshochschule; folkehøgskole, folkehøgskule; Universidad popular; folkhögskola; Uniwersytet ludowy; népfőiskola) are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal.
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Gymnasium (school)
Gymnasium (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university.
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Hallau
Hallau is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
La Plata Museum
The La Plata Museum (Museo de La Plata) is a natural history museum in La Plata, Argentina.
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Las Palmas
Las Palmas, officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mineralogy
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts.
Morteratsch Glacier
The Morteratsch Glacier (Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland.
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Mostar
Mostar (Мостар) is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.
Perte du Rhône
The Perte du Rhône (Loss of the Rhône) is a geologic fault just upstream of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine in France, into which the Rhône River used to disappear during the dry season.
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Petrography
Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks.
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Planchón-Peteroa
Planchón-Peteroa is a complex volcano extending in a north–south direction along the border between Argentina and Chile.
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Spontaneous combustion
Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal reactions), followed by thermal runaway (self heating which rapidly accelerates to high temperatures) and finally, autoignition.
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Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club (Schweizer Alpen-Club, Club Alpin Suisse, Club Alpino Svizzero, Club Alpin Svizzer) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland.
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Swiss people
The Swiss people (die Schweizer, les Suisses, gli Svizzeri, ils Svizzers) are the citizens of the multi-ethnic Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) regardless of ethno-cultural background or people of self-identified Swiss ancestry.
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Thesis
A thesis (theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.
Tschlin
Tschlin is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in the extreme east of Switzerland.
Zurich
Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.
See also
20th-century Swiss photographers
- Alfred Comte
- Allan Porter
- Alwina Gossauer
- Annemarie Schwarzenbach
- Arnold Odermatt
- Beatrice Helg
- Catherine Leutenegger
- Claudia Christen
- Didier Ruef
- Eduard Spelterini
- Ella Maillart
- Eric Bachmann (photographer)
- Eva Sereny
- Eva Sulzer
- Franz Immoos
- Hélène Binet
- Henriette Grindat
- Karin Muller
- Laurence Deonna
- Leo Wehrli
- Méret Oppenheim
- Marcel Bolomet
- Marguerite Naville
- Martha Burkhardt
- Michael Guggenheimer
- Monique Jacot
- Olivia Heussler
- René Burri
- Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille
- Théo Ballmer
- Walter Mittelholzer
- Werner Bischof
- Xavier Mertz
Swiss explorers
- Auguste Piccard
- Christoph Baumer
- Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg
- David Zogg
- Edouard Wyss-Dunant
- Hans Schinz
- Hermann Hess Helfenstein
- Isabelle Eberhardt
- Johann Jakob von Tschudi
- Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
- Leo Wehrli
- Mike Horn
- Paul Louis Mercanton
- Raphaël Domjan
- Sarah Marquis
- Toni Hagen
- Werner Munzinger
- Xavier Mertz
Swiss geologists
- Leo Wehrli