Frederik Pieter Agterberg (born 15 November 1936) is a Dutch-born Canadian mathematical geologist who served at the Geological Survey of Canada. He attended Utrecht University in The Netherlands from 1954 to 1961. He was instrumental in establishing International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. He received William Christian Krumbein Medal in 1978 from International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. In 1981 Agterberg became a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, he was named IAMG Distinguished Lecturer. He was the president of International Association for Mathematical Geosciences from 2004 to 2008. His contribution in Quantitative Stratigraphy in collaboration with Felix M. Gradstein is noteworthy
Books
F. P. Agterberg, Geomathematics: Theoretical Foundations, Applications and Future Developments, Volume 18 of Quantitative geology and geostatistics, Springer, 2014, p. 553. F.P. Agterberg, Automated Stratigraphic Correlation, Elsevier, 1990, p. 423. F. P. Agterberg, "Geomathematics: Mathematical Background and Geo-Science Applications", Elsevier, 1974, 596 pages,
References
External links
Author profile in the database zbMATH
1936 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian geologists
Geological Survey of Canada personnel
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Scientists from Utrecht (city) Utrecht University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 20th-century Dutch geologists Dutch emigrants to Canada