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
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"; 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. The measurement techniques he developed and the data he produced are still in use to discover evidence for climate change.

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