Clarence R. Allen

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Clarence R. Allen was an influential American seismologist and geologist renowned for his pioneering research on earthquake hazards and active fault systems.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
affiliation Geological Society of America ⓘ
Seismological Society of America ⓘ
areaOfExpertise active tectonics ⓘ
fault mechanics ⓘ
tectonic geomorphology ⓘ
awardReceived G. K. Gilbert Award ⓘ
Harry Fielding Reid Medal ⓘ
contributedTo development of modern concepts of seismic hazard ⓘ
understanding of earthquake recurrence on active faults ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-02-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2021-01-21 ⓘ
educatedAt California Institute of Technology ⓘ
employer California Institute of Technology ⓘ
fieldOfWork active fault systems ⓘ
earthquake hazards ⓘ
geology ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
genre scientific research ⓘ
hasPublishedIn Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ⓘ
Geological Society of America Bulletin ⓘ
linked to: GSA Bulletin
hasResearchFocus earthquake prediction limitations ⓘ
mapping of active faults ⓘ
seismic risk in urban areas ⓘ
hasRole professor of geology ⓘ
research scientist in seismology ⓘ
influenced earthquake hazard assessment practices ⓘ
seismic safety policy in earthquake-prone regions ⓘ
knownFor field investigations of major earthquake ruptures ⓘ
linking geologic fault studies with seismic hazard analysis ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
notableFor pioneering research on active fault systems ⓘ
pioneering research on earthquake hazards ⓘ
notableStudent Kerry Sieh ⓘ
notableWork research on seismic risk assessment ⓘ
studies of active faults in California ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Palo Alto, California ⓘ
placeOfDeath Pasadena, California ⓘ
linked to: Pasadena
workLocation California ⓘ

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