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Walter Brian Harland (22 March 1917 – 1 November 2003) was a British geologist at the Department of Geology, later University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences, England, from 1948 to 2003. He was a leading figure in geological exploration and research in Svalbard, organising over 40 Cambridge Spitsbergen Expeditions (CSE) and in 1975 founded the Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme (CASP) as a research institute to continue this work. He was first secretary of the International Geological Correlation Programme from 1969 until UNESCO could take over in 1972, and was a driving force in setting criteria and standards in stratigraphy and producing 4 editions of the geological time scale in 1964, 1971, 1982 and 1989. He also edited the international Geological Magazine for 30 years. In 1968

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rdfs:label	Walter Brian Harland (ca) W. Brian Harland (de) Brian Harland (nl) W. Brian Harland (pt) Харланд, Уолтер Брайан (ru) W. Brian Harland (en)
rdfs:comment	Walter Brian Harland (Scarborough, 22 de març de 1917 – Cambridge, 1 de novembre de 2003) va ser un geòleg anglès de la Universitat de Cambridge. El 1968 va rebre la Medalla d'Or de la Royal Geographical Society per la seva exploració de l'Àrtic. Harland va néixer a Scarborough, North Yorkshire i es va educar a la de York i a , Cambridge, on es graduà en Ciències Geològiques i es doctorà. Va estar molt interessat en les interaccions entre ciència, filosofia i religió i gran part de la seva vida va ser un Quaker. (ca) Walter Brian Harland, genannt Brian Harland, (* 22. März 1917 in Scarborough; † 1. November 2003 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Geologe und Polarforscher. Er erforschte die Geologie der Arktis und war einer der Ersten, die über die extreme globale Vereisung im Präkambrium (siehe Schneeball Erde) publizierten. Außerdem war er als Herausgeber eines Handbuchs zur geologischen Zeitskala bekannt. (de) Walter Brian Harland (Scarborough, 1917 – 1 november 2003) was een Brits geoloog. Hij is bekend om zijn onderzoek naar de geologie van het noordpoolgebied, met name Spitsbergen, en stelde als eerste dat extreme ijstijden plaatsvonden in het Proterozoïcum (ter verklaring is later het zogenaamde Snowball Earthmodel opgesteld). (nl) Уолтер Брайан Харланд (22 марта 1917 года — 1 ноября 2003 года) — британский геолог. В течение 30 лет был редактором международного . Много сделал для организации и проведения геологических исследований на Шпицбергене. В 1968 году Королевское географическое общество вручило ему золотую медаль за изучение Арктики. Получил еще ряд наград. Во время Второй мировой войны был отказником совести. В 1942—1946 годах работал в Китае. Всю жизнь дружил с Джозефом Нидэмом. (ru) Walter Brian Harland (22 March 1917 – 1 November 2003) was a British geologist at the Department of Geology, later University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences, England, from 1948 to 2003. He was a leading figure in geological exploration and research in Svalbard, organising over 40 Cambridge Spitsbergen Expeditions (CSE) and in 1975 founded the Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme (CASP) as a research institute to continue this work. He was first secretary of the International Geological Correlation Programme from 1969 until UNESCO could take over in 1972, and was a driving force in setting criteria and standards in stratigraphy and producing 4 editions of the geological time scale in 1964, 1971, 1982 and 1989. He also edited the international Geological Magazine for 30 years. In 1968 (en) W. Brian Harland (Scarborough, 1917 — 2003) foi um eminente geólogo inglês, professor da Universidade de Cambridge. Frequentou a Bootham School em Iorque e o Colégio Gonville & Caius, de Cambridge, onde se licenciou em ciências geológicas e fez o seu doutoramento. Desempenhou um papel importante na defesa e divulgação da teoria da deriva continental e fez as primeiras observações da ocorrência de glaciações que viriam a ser os pilares da teoria Terra bola de neve. Foi também uma figura importante na definição da escala de tempo geológico. Harland passou a Segunda Guerra Mundial ensinando na . (pt)
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