Dr. Hugo Fournier: 21 September, 1918 - 26 May, 2009

From: Enrique Borzotta eborzota@lab.cricyt.edu.ar
Subject: Hugo Fournier

Dear colleagues,

With sadness, we have a bad news to inform the EM community, Dr. Hugo G. Fournier passed away May 26th, 2009 at the age 90 in Mendoza, Argentina, where he and his wife be established since about 25 years ago.

He was born in Belgium 21/09/1918 and developed in his life an extensive and important scientific activity, principally in magnetotelluric since 1959. In France, he studied in the Paris University with the guide of Dr. Louis Cagniard first, and later Professor E. Selzer. Among his prominent scientific production, we can mention his experimental studies about the Schumann resonance between 1959 to 1967; and the directional effect (lateral inhomogeneities) since 1961. From 1963 he studied in the California University (in collaboration) the correspondence between the "intercalated conductive layer" and the "low velocity layer" (asthenosphere).

In Argentina he introduced the magnetotelluric method and its applications, trainning students to continue this activity. In Mendoza he worked the last 25 years, comming every day to our Institute. We lost a great teacher, good friend and colleague.

Enrique Borzotta