Sebastian Finsterwalder

Sebastian Finsterwalder
Born( 1862-10-04)4 October 1862
Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died4 December 1951(1951-12-04) (aged 89)
Munich, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen
Known for
Spouse
Franziska Mallepell
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(m. 1892)​
Children
  • Richard Finsterwalder (1899-1963), Professor at the Technical University in Hanover and Munich,
  • Ulrich Finsterwalder (1897-1988), a civil engineer.
AwardsHelmert commemorative medallion for excellence by the German Association of Surveying [de]
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, geometry, surveying, topography, aerodynamics and geology
InstitutionsTechnical University of Munich
Doctoral advisorAlexander von Brill
Doctoral studentsHans Jörg Stetter

Sebastian Finsterwalder (4 October 1862 – 4 December 1951) was a German mathematician and glaciologist. Acknowledged as the "father of glacier photogrammetry";[1][2] he pioneered the use of repeat photography as a temporal surveying instrument in measurement of the geology and structure of the Alps and their glacier flows.[3] The measurement techniques he developed and the data he produced are still in use to discover evidence for climate change.[4][5][a][7][8]

  1. ^ Brunner, K., 2006. Karten dokumentieren den Rückzug der Gletscher seit 1850. In: K. Kriz, W. Cartwright, A. Pucher and M. Kinberger (eds), Kartographie als Kommunikationsmedium. Wiener Schriften zur Geographie und Kartographie, 17, Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung, Universität Wien, pp. 191–200.
  2. ^ Rinner, K. and Burkhardt, R. (eds), 1972. Gletscherphotogrammetrie. In: Handbuch der Vermessungskunde. Photogrammetrie, Band III a/2, in German, J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, pp. 1428–1470.
  3. ^ Konecny, G. (2014). Geoinformation: remote sensing, photogrammetry and geographic information systems. CRC Press.
  4. ^ Kaiser, T. (2014). Implications of changing climate on Zugspitze glaciers in southern Germany. 12th issue• August 2014.
  5. ^ Bavarian glaciers in climate change - a status report. Bavarian State Ministry for Environment and Health, Munich, 2012, p 21
  6. ^ Kaufmann, V. (2012) 'The evolution of rock glacier monitoring using terrestrial photogrammetry: the example of Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier (Austria)' Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences Volume 105/2 Vienna 2012 pp. 63–7
  7. ^ Keutterling, A. Thomas, A. (2006) Monitoring glacier elevation and volume changes with digital photogrammetry and GIS at Gepatschferner glacier, Austria International Journal of Remote Sensing Vol. 27, Iss. 19, 2006
  8. ^ Finsterwalder, S., (1928) Geleitworte zur Karte des Gepatschferners. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde, 16, 20-41.


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