Walther Penck (August 30 1888 – September 29 1923), born in Vienna as son of Albrecht Penck.

Walther Penck worked 1912-1914 in Argentina as a geographer, and is best known for his contributions to the field of geomorphology. In particular he opposed key elements of the Davisian cycle of erosion, concluding that the process of uplift and denudation occur simultaneously, at a gradual and continuous rate (Huggett, 2003).

He died in Stuttgart, Germany

1888 births | 1923 deaths | German geographers

Walther Penck