Emmericus Carel Willem Adriaan Geuze | |
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| Born | 17 March 1906 Dordrecht, The Netherlands |
| Died | 3 November 1987 (aged 81) Rensselaer County, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Technische Hoogeschoole Delft) |
| Known for | Developments of the Cone Penetration Test Founding of the Géotechnique journal Head of Research at the Laboratorium voor Grondmechanica |
| Spouse | Mélanie Nancy Veenstra (1934 - 1979, her death) |
| Parent | Pieter Jan Geuze |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil engineering Soil mechanics |
| Institutions | Delft University of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Arab Potash Company Laboratorium voor Grondmechanica Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs |
| Academic advisors | Albert Sybrandus Keverling Buisman Gerrit Hendrik van Mourik Broekman |
Emmericus Carel Willem Adriaan "Wim" Geuze (17 March 1906 – 3 September 1987) was a Dutch civil engineer who contributed to the development of soil mechanics, and the founding of the geotechnical engineering journal, Géotechnique. He was head of research at the Laboratorium voor Grondmechanica (English: Soil Mechanics Laboratory) in Delft, and professor of soil mechanics at Delft University of Technology and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[1]
Geuze was also an accomplished saxophonist, and a founder member of the Dutch Swing College Band. Deported to a forced labour camp in Germany during the Second World War, he escaped and returned to the Netherlands by hiding in a truck.[2]