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| Abbreviation | INHIGEO |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1967 |
| Type | INGO |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | Members, Associate Members |
Official language | English |
Main organ | Board of Management |
Parent organization | IUGS, IUHPS |
| Website | http://www.inhigeo.com |
The International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) promotes ongoing research into the history of the earth sciences, particularly the history of geology. It has 20 Honorary Senior Members and 301 members (2018) [1] worldwide.
INHIGEO has been established by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and is also affiliated with the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). The suggestion for the establishment of INHIGEO in 1967 was chiefly due to the ideas and efforts of the distinguished Russian geologist Vladimir Tikhomirov (1915–1994) from the Geological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
President:
Soviet Union — Vladimir Tikhomirov [2] 
Netherlands — Reijer Hooykaas 
UK — Gordon Y. Craig [3] 
GDR — Martin Guntau 
Australia — David Branagan UK — Hugh Torrens 
Portugal — Manuel Serrano Pinto 
France — Philippe Taquet [4] 
Brasil — Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa [5] 
USA — Kenneth Taylor Australia — Barry Cooper
Italy — Ezio Vaccari Secretary-General:
Poland — Kazimierz Maślankiewicz GDR — Martin Guntau 
Hungary — Endre Dudich USA — Ursula Marvin [6] [7] Australia — David Oldroyd [8] USA — Kennand Bork Australia — Barry Cooper
Austria — Marianne Klemun 
Germany — Martina Kölbl-Ebert The primary objective of the Commission on the History of Geological Sciences involves promoting studies in the history of geological disciplines. In so doing, the Commission endeavours to stimulate and coordinate the activities of regional, national, and international organizations having shared purposes. The Commission also works to foster the publication of individual and collective works that illuminate the history of the geological sciences.
INHIGEO achieves its objective by sponsoring a major annual symposium with associated field activities. It also promotes publication of individual and collective works on the history of geology and issues a substantial "Annual Record" that details historical research into earth sciences worldwide, publicises other pertinent historical activities and provides scholarly reviews of recent literature on the subject.
includes a multi-day field component, with the production by the Commission of printed guidebooks.
promote sharing of professional insights.
INHIGEO Symposiums:
Soviet Union — Yerevan 
Czechoslovakia — Prague (with 23rd IGC) GDR — Freiberg 
Canada — Montreal (with 24th IGC)
Spain — Madrid UK — London Australia — Sydney (with 25th IGC) FRG — Münster, Bonn France — Paris (with 26th IGC) Hungary — Budapest Soviet Union — Moscow (with 27th IGC) UK — Edinburgh Italy — Pisa, Padova USA — Washington, D.C. (with 28th IGC)
China — Beijing Germany — Dresden 
Japan — Kyoto (with 29th IGC) Brasil — São Paulo Australia — Sydney Italy — Naples China — Beijing (with 30th IGC)
Belgium — Liège 
Switzerland — Neuchatel Germany — Freiberg Brasil — Rio de Janeiro (with 31st IGC) Portugal — Lisbon France — Paris 
Ireland — Dublin Italy — Florence (with 32nd IGC) Czech Republic — Prague 
Lithuania — Vilnius Germany — Eichstätt 
Norway — Oslo (with 33rd IGC) Canada — Calgary Spain — Madrid Japan — Toyohashi Australia — Brisbane (with 34th IGC) UK — Manchester USA — Asilomar China — Beijing 
South Africa — Cape Town (with 35th IGC)
Armenia — Yerevan 
Mexico — Mexico City Italy — Varese, Como 
India — New Delhi (with 36th IGC), canceled due to COVID-19 [10] Poland — Kraków, online France — Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Poland — Kraków 
South Korea — Busan (with 37th IGC)
New Zealand — Dunedin List of the INHIGEO affiliated associations (2018)
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