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