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João José Bigarella

João José Bigarella, Brazilian geologist (Curitiba 23 September 1923 - Curitiba 05 May 2016)

From Italian and Bohemian descent
 
ACHIEVEMENTS
Authored 212 works
 
Performed studies on palaeogeography, sedimentology, geomorphology and stratigraphic correlation
 

Introduced the concept of colluviums ramps

With M.R. Mourinho. Considerações a respeito dos terraços fluviais, rampas de colúvio e várzeas. Bol. Paran. Geogr. 16-17:153-97, 1965.
 
Created the term scaled pediplane
 
Developed a device named stereohelioplanimeter