Battle of Backbone Mountain

Anders Rapp (1927–1998) was a Swedish geomorphologist and geographer who pioneered quantitative geomorphological approach on mass movements and erosion. He was the first to make a comprehensive study on avalanche boulder tongues. Most of Rapp's works were made in the Scandinavian mountains and Spitsbergen including the areas of Kärkevagge near Abisko and Kebnekaise.[1]

Studying under Filip Hjulström, Rapp got his Ph.D. at Uppsala University in 1961,[2] and was appointed professor of physical geography at Lund University in 1977.[3] In 1980, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

References

  1. ^ Anders Rapp, Arctic 1999.
  2. ^ Publications by Anders Rapp 1927-1998 Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ LUM - Lunds universitet meddelar - nr 11 1997: Geografin 100-årsjubilerar i Lund Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Geography celebrates 100 years in Lund" (in Swedish)