Thomas van der Hammen
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Dr. Thomas van der Hammen |
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| Born |
September 27, 1924 Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 12, 2010 (aged 85) Chía, Cundinamarca,  Colombia
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Fields | Geology, palaeontology of Colombia |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Thesis | Late-glacial flora and periglacial phenomena in the Netherlands (1951) |
| Known for | Geology, palaeontology |
| Notable awards | Premio a la vida y obra, fondo para la protección del medio ambiente, 1995 |
| Spouse | Anita Malo |
| Children | Cornelis, María Clara |
Thomas van der Hammen (Schiedam, Netherlands, 27 September 1924 - Chía, Colombia, 12 March 2010) was a Dutch palaeontologist, botanist and geologist. He has published more than 160 works in five languages.
Thomas van der Hammen was born in the city of Schiedam in South Holland, western The Netherlands and studied botany and palaeontology at Leiden University from 1944 to 1949. He was a deeply religious man.
After his studies and years of research at the University of Amsterdam, Van der Hammen arrived in Bogotá in 1951.
Thomas van der Hammen analysed the Bogotá savanna and concluded a great lake (Lake Humboldt) was present there around 60,000 years BP, covering present-day Bogotá, Soacha, Funza, Mosquera, Madrid, Cota, Chía and Cajicá.
In 2000, a natural reserve in the north of Bogotá bordering Chía and Cota, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve, was named after the naturalist. The mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Peñalosa who ran twice for the Green Party, allowed for the construction of homes in the reserve, leading to protests of the people.
This list is a selection.
The standard author abbreviation Hammen is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.
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