Roland Paskoff (20 March 1933 – 14 September 2005) was a French geologist expert in coastal geomorphology including Holocene tectonics and sea level change.[1][2] While he was active studying the coast of the countries where he held university positions—that is Chile, France and Tunisia— he also conducted studies in Bahrain, Malta, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands.[1]

Roland Paskoff
Paskoff in 1997
Born20 March 1933 (1933-03-20)
Oujda, Morocco
Died14 September 2005 (2005-09-15) (aged 72)
France
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
Alma materUniversity of Bordeaux
Known forCoastal geomorphology
Scientific career
FieldsGeomorphology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chile
Tunis University
University of Lyon

References edit

  1. ^ a b Naranjo S., José Antonio (2006), "Roland Paskoff† (1933–2005)", Revista Geológica de Chile (in Spanish), 33 (1): 190–192, doi:10.4067/s0716-02082006000100010
  2. ^ Psuty, Norbert P.; Zazo, Cari (2009), "A tribute to Roland Paskoff (1933–2005): Friend and colleague", Geomorphology, 104: 1–3, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.028