International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences

The International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) promotes ongoing research into the history of the earth sciences, particularly the history of geology. It has 20 Honorary Senior Members and 301 members (2018)[1] worldwide.

International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences
AbbreviationINHIGEO
Formation1967
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Members, Associate Members
Official language
English
Main organ
Board of Management
Parent organization
IUGS
Websitehttp://www.inhigeo.com

History

INHIGEO has been established by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and is also affiliated with the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). The suggestion for the establishment of INHIGEO in 1967 was chiefly due to the ideas and efforts of the distinguished Russian geologist Vladimir Tikhomirov (1915–1994) from the Geological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Board of Management

President:

  1. 1967 —  Soviet Union — Vladimir Tikhomirov[2]
  2. 1976 —  Netherlands — Reijer Hooykaas
  3. 1984 —  UK — Gordon Y. Craig[3]
  4. 1989 —  GDR — Martin Guntau
  5. 1992 —  Australia — David Branagan
  6. 1996 —  UK — Hugh Torrens
  7. 2000 —  Portugal — Manuel Serrano Pinto
  8. 2004 —  France — Philippe Taquet[4]
  9. 2008 —  Brasil — Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa[5]
  10. 2012 —  USA — Kenneth Taylor
  11. 2016 —  Australia — Barry Cooper
  12. 2020 —  Italy — Ezio Vaccari.

Secretary-General:

  1. 1969 —  Poland — Kazimierz Maślankiewicz
  2. 1976 —  GDR — Martin Guntau
  3. 1984 —  Hungary — Endre Dudich
  4. 1989 —  USA — Ursula Marvin[6][7]
  5. 1996 —  Australia — David Oldroyd[8]
  6. 2004 —  USA — Kennand Bork
  7. 2008 —  Australia — Barry Cooper
  8. 2016 —  Austria — Marianne Klemun
  9. 2020 —  Germany — Martina Kölbl-Ebert.

Objective

The primary objective of the Commission on the History of Geological Sciences involves promoting studies in the history of geological disciplines. In so doing, the Commission endeavours to stimulate and coordinate the activities of regional, national, and international organizations having shared purposes. The Commission also works to foster the publication of individual and collective works that illuminate the history of the geological sciences.

INHIGEO achieves its objective by sponsoring a major annual symposium with associated field activities. It also promotes publication of individual and collective works on the history of geology and issues a substantial "Annual Record" that details historical research into earth sciences worldwide, publicises other pertinent historical activities and provides scholarly reviews of recent literature on the subject.

Strategies
  • Meet with regularity, usually once a year, including years of the International Geological Congress, to conduct a major symposium on the history of geology. This typically

includes a multi-day field component, with the production by the Commission of printed guidebooks.

  • Produce an annual Newsletter that incorporates information from the officers, national reports, book reviews, conference reports, and a variety of news items and illustrations that

promote sharing of professional insights.

  • Make an effort to record the history of the International Geological Congress meetings and relevant IUGS activities.
  • Work with various publishing houses and journals, including Episodes,[9] to promote publication of symposia proceedings and a variety of contributions to the discipline.

Meetings

INHIGEO Symposiums:

  1. 1967 —  Soviet Union — Yerevan
  2. 1968 —  Czechoslovakia — Prague
  3. 1970 —  GDR — Freiberg
  4. 1972 —  Canada — Montreal
  5. 1974 —  Spain — Madrid
  6. 1975 —  UK — London
  7. 1976 —  Australia — Sydney
  8. 1978 —  FRG — Münster, Bonn
  9. 1980 —  France — Paris
  10. 1982 —  Hungary — Budapest
  11. 1984 —  Soviet Union — Moscow
  12. 1985 —  UK — Edinburgh
  13. 1987 —  Italy — Pisa, Padova
  14. 1989 —  USA — Washington, D.C.
  15. 1990 —  China — Beijing
  16. 1991 —  Germany — Dresden
  17. 1992 —  Japan — Kyoto
  18. 1993 —  Brasil — San Paolo
  19. 1994 —  Australia — Sydney
  20. 1995 —  Italy — Naples
  21. 1996 —  China — Beijing
  22. 1997 —  Belgium — Liège
  23. 1998 —   Switzerland — Neuchatel
  24. 1999 —  Germany — Freiberg
  25. 2000 —  Brasil — Rio de Janeiro
  26. 2001 —  Portugal — Lisbon
  27. 2002 —  France — Paris
  28. 2003 —  Ireland — Dublin
  29. 2004 —  Italy — Florence
  30. 2005 —  Czech Republic — Prague
  31. 2006 —  Lithuania — Vilnius
  32. 2007 —  Germany — Eichstätt
  33. 2008 —  Norway — Oslo
  34. 2009 —  Canada — Calgary
  35. 2010 —  Spain — Madrid
  36. 2011 —  Japan — Toyohashi
  37. 2012 —  Australia — Brisbane
  38. 2013 —  UK — Manchester
  39. 2014 —  USA — Asilomar
  40. 2015 —  China — Beijing
  41. 2016 —  SAR — Cape Town
  42. 2017 —  Armenia — Yerevan
  43. 2018 —  Mexico — Mexico City
  44. 2019 —  Italy — Varese, Como
  45. 2020 —  India — Canceled due to COVID-19[10]
  46. 2021 —  Poland — Planned in Krakow
  47. 2022 —  France — Planned in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Affiliated Associations

List of the INHIGEO affiliated associations (2018)

  • International — History of Earth Sciences Society (HESS)
  • Argentina — Comisión Argentina de Historia de la Geología
  • Australia — Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (ESHG)
  • Austria — Austrian Working Group History of Earth Sciences (AWGHES)
  • China — Committee on the History of Geology, Geological Society of China
  • France — Comité Français d’histoire de la Géologie (COFRHIGEO)
  • Italy — History of Geoscience Section Geological Society of Italy
  • Japan — Japanese Association for the History of Geosciences (JAHIGEO)
  • Poland — Section on the History of Geological Sciences Polish Geological Society
  • Poland — Polish Geological Institute
  • Serbia — History of Geology Division
  • Serbian — Srpsko geološko društvo (SGD)
  • UK — History of Geology Group (HOGG) Geological Society of London
  • Venezuela — Sociedad Venezolana de Historia de las Geociencias.

Publications

References
  1. INHIGEO Circular 2018, N. 4: December 2018. p. 6.
  2. INHIGEO, members in 1967.
  3. Remembering Gordon Y. Craig // INHIGEO Annual Record 2014. N 47. 2015. P. 42-43.
  4. INHIGEO Newsletter 2007. N 40. 2008. P. 3-4.
  5. INHIGEO Newsletter 2007. N 40. 2008. P. 31-34.
  6. INHIGEO Newsletter N 23. 1991.
  7. INHIGEO Newsletter N 25. 1993.
  8. Bork K. B. , Cooper B. J. INHIGEO in recent times. Geological Society, London, Special Publications. N 442. 2016. P. 29-39.
  9. Episodes - Journal of International Geosciences.
  10. Planned with 36th IGC.
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