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The Role of Frederik Pieter Agterberg in the Development of Geomathematics

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Frederik Pieter (Frits) Agterberg has written over 250 publications in the field of geomathematics during the past 50 years. He played a major role in the International Association of Mathematical Geology since its inception in 1968, and strongly influenced the development of geomathematics worldwide.

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  1. Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada

    Graeme F. Bonham-Carter

  2. Krybníčküm 17, CZ-100 00 Praha 10 – Strašnice, Czech Republic

    Václav Němec

  3. Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, USA

    Dan F. Merriam

  4. China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Beijing 100083 China

    Zhao Pengda

  5. York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada

    Qiuming Cheng

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    Graeme Bonham-Carter

  2. State Key Lab of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Beijing 100083, China

    Qiuming Cheng

  3. Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J1P3

    Qiuming Cheng

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Bonham-Carter, G.F., Němec, V., Merriam, D.F., Pengda, Z., Cheng, Q. (2008). The Role of Frederik Pieter Agterberg in the Development of Geomathematics. In: Bonham-Carter, G., Cheng, Q. (eds) Progress in Geomathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69496-0_2

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