The series on the International Geological Congress is published in the IUGS journal Episodes and provides an overview of the planning, organization, scientific activities and outcomes of many of the congresses starting with the first held in 1878 in Paris up until that held in Brazil in 2000.
These concise papers may be considered broadly within two categories: those related to the earlier IGC meetings include an historical analysis of many aspects of the congress while the more recent consist mainly of a detailed post-congress report.
Members of INHIGEO have in addition provided personal accounts of their experiences at specific IGC meetings and these memoirs in the form of oral histories, photographs, notes and congress documentation have been published both in the journals of Episodes and Earth Science History as well as in a variety of volumes related to the History of Geology.
General information on the International Geological Congress as well as post-congress reports on the more recent congresses may be found on the IUGS website https://www.iugs.org/igc
If you are interested in submitting contributions for this historical series in Episodes, please contact the INHIGEO Publications and Outreach Coordinator.
| IGC | Issue | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002, 25(4): 248-254 | Gian Battista Vai | Giovanni Capellini and the origin of the International Geological Congress. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2002/v25i4/005 | |
| 1, 1878 FRANCE Paris | 1978, 1(2): 20-24 | Franςois Ellenberger | The First International Geological Congress – Paris, 1878. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/1978/v1i2/004 |
| 2, 1881 ITALY Bologna | 2004, 27(1): 13-20 | Gian Battista Vai | The Second International Geological Congress, Bologna, 1881. https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?volume=27&number=1&spage=13&vmd=Full |
| 3, 1885 GERMANY Berlin | 2017, 40(3): 249-257 | O. Puche-Riart, J. E. Ortiz-Menéndez, L. F. Mazadiego-Martínez | The third International Geological Congress, Berlin (1885). https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.18814/epiiugs/2017/v40i3/008 |
| 4, 1888 U.K. London | 2022, 45(3): 333-343 | Beris M. Cox | The fourth International Geological Congress, London (1888). https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022014 |
| 5, 1891 USA Washington | 2006, 29(4): 279-286 | Clifford M. Nelson | The Fifth International Geological Congress, Washington, 1891. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2006/v29i4/006 |
| 6, 1894 SWITZERLAND Zurich | 2005, 28(3): 187-192 | Sibylle Franks, Rudolf Trümpy | The Sixth International Geological Congress: Zürich, 1894. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i3/005 |
| 7, 1897 RUSSIA St. Petersburg | 2004, 27(2): 101-106 | E.E. Milanovsky | Three sessions of the International Geological Congress held in Russia and the USSR(1897, 1937, 1984). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2004/v27i2/003 |
| 8, 1900 FRANCE Paris | 2008, 31(3): 336-343 | O. Puche Riart, L. F. Mazadiego Martínez, P. Kindelán Echevarría | The VIII International Geological Congress, Paris 1900. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2008/v31i3/008 |
| 9, 1903 AUSTRIA Vienna | 2023; 46(3): 491-503 | Marianne Klemun | Science and Prestige: The 9th International Geological Congress, Vienna (1903). https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?uid=2301&vmd=Full |
| 10, 1906 MEXICO Mexico City | 2011, 34(3): 197-207 | O. Puche Riart, L. F. Mazadiego Martínez | The 10th International Geology Congress, Mexico (1906). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2011/v34i3/006 |
| 11, 1910 SWEDEN Stockholm | 2004, 27(4): 284-292 | Björn Sundquist, Christer Nordlund | Science and Honour: The 11th International Geological Congress in Stockholm 1910. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2004/v27i4/008 |
| 12, 1913 CANADA Toronto | 2007, 30(4): 290-295 | Gerard V. Middleton | The 12th International Geological Congress, Toronto, 1913. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2007/v30i4/005 |
| 13, 1922 BELGIUM Brussels | 2022, 45(4): 457-467 | Philippe Le Vigouroux | The XIII International Geological Congress of 1922 in Brussels (Belgium): between wounds of the Great War and theory passed under silence. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022030 |
| 14, 1926 SPAIN Madrid | 2005, 28(1): 42-47 | Francisco J. Ayala-Carcedo, Antonio Perejón, Luis Jordá, Octavio Puche-Riart | The XIV International Geological Congress of 1926 in Spain. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i1/005 |
| 15, 1929 SOUTH AFRICA Pretoria | 2013, 36(2): 125-137 | L. F. Mazadiego -Martínez, Octavio Puche-Riart | The 15th International Geological Congress, South Africa (1929):The Resurgence of Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2013/v36i2/006 |
| 16, 1933 USA Washington | 1987, 10(4): 329-332 | Thomas B. Nolan, Marie Siegrist | Recalling the 16th IGC, Washington 1933. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/1987/v10i4/018 |
| 2009, 32(1): 33-40 | Clifford M. Nelson | The 16th International Geological Congress, Washington, 1933. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2009/v32i1/005 | |
| 17, 1937 USSR Moscow | 2004, 27(2): 101-106 | E.E. Milanovsky | Three sessions of the International Geological Congress held in Russia and the USSR (1897, 1937, 1984). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2004/v27i2/003 |
| 18, 1948 U.K. London | 2004, 27(3): 195-198 | Rudolf Trümpy | The 18th International Geological Congress, Great Britain, 1948. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2004/v27i3/007 |
| 19, 1952 ALGERIA Algiers | 2005, 28(4): 257-262 | Michel Durand – Delga | The XIXth International Geological Congress, Algiers, 1952. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i4/004 |
| 20, 1956 MEXICO Mexico City | 2009, 32(3): 194-207 | L. F. Mazadiego Martínez, O. Puche Riart | The 20th International Geological Congress, Mexico (1956). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2009/v32i3/006 |
| 21, 1960 NORDIC COUNTRIES Copenhagen | 2007, 30(2): 125-130 | Henning Sørensen | The 21st International Geological Congress, Norden 1960. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2007/v30i2/008 |
| 22, 1964 INDIA New Delhi | 2011, 34(4): 263-267 | Kottapalli S. Murty, David Oldroyd | The 22nd International Geological Congress, New Delhi, 1964. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2011/v34i4/005 |
| 23, 1968 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Prague | 2023; 46(4): 671-677 | Zdeňka Petáková | The 23rd International Geological Congress (Prague, 1968) and the Five Warsaw Pact Members Occupation of Czechoslovakia. https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?uid=2311&vmd=Full |
| 24, 1972 CANADA Montreal | |||
| 25, 1976 AUSTRALIA Sydney | 2015, 38(3): 208-217 | Barry J. Cooper, David F. Branagan | The 25th International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia (1976). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2015/v38i3/007 |
| 26, 1980 FRANCE Paris | 2006, 29(2): 123-127 | Gabriel Gohau | The 26th International Geological Congress, Paris, 1980. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2006/v29i2/007 |
| 27, 1984 USSR Moscow | 2004, 27(2): 101-106 | E.E. Milanovsky | Three sessions of the International Geological Congress held in Russia and the USSR (1897, 1937, 1984). https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2004/v27i2/003 |
| 28, 1989 USA Washington | 2013, 36(1): 58-65 | Clifford M. Nelson | The 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, 1989. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2013/v36i1/008 |
| 29, 1992 JAPAN Kyoto | 2023; 46(4): 679-688 | Hirokazu Kato, Michiko Yajima, Toshihiro Yamada | The 29th International Geological Congress, Kyoto (1992): Geo-congress on island arcs. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022047 |
| 30, 1996 CHINA Beijing | 2023, 46(2): 309-316 | Jiuchen Zhang, Jingfei Zhang | The History and Outcomes of the 30th International Geological Congress, Beijing (1996). https://www.episodes.org/journal/view.html?uid=2292&vmd=Full |
| 31, 2000 BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro | 2016, 39(3): 518-523 | Carlos O. Berbert, Umberto G. Cordani | The 31st International Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 2000. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2016/v39i2/99772 |
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