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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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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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