Louis Ahrens FRSSAf | |
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Born | Louis Herman Ahrens April 24, 1918 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa |
Died | September 5, 1990 Cape Town, South Africa | (aged 72)
Nationality | South African |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
Occupation | Geochemist |
Years active | 1941–1983 |
Spouse | Evelyn Millicent McCulloch |
Father | F.W. Ahrens |
Louis Herman Ahrens (24 April 1918 – 5 September 1990) was a South African born geochemist, academic, and author. Best known for his work in the 1950s in establishing a method of using rubidium–strontium dating as a means of geochronology.