[BOOK][B] Amazonian dark earths: Wim Sombroek's vision
2009•Springer
Wim Sombroek joined the International Soil Museum in Wageningen as a Director in 1978.
Long before that, we knew him as a respected soil scientist, who obtained a Ph. D. in
Wageningen for his thesis on the Amazon soils, and had carried out extensive soil surveys
in Kenya. These illustrated his enthusiasm for field work and for building upon these primary
data–the basis for the establishment of the International Soil Museum as a link with the Soil
Map of the World project carried out at FAO in Rome. We remember his many new ideas to …
Long before that, we knew him as a respected soil scientist, who obtained a Ph. D. in
Wageningen for his thesis on the Amazon soils, and had carried out extensive soil surveys
in Kenya. These illustrated his enthusiasm for field work and for building upon these primary
data–the basis for the establishment of the International Soil Museum as a link with the Soil
Map of the World project carried out at FAO in Rome. We remember his many new ideas to …
Wim Sombroek joined the International Soil Museum in Wageningen as a Director in 1978. Long before that, we knew him as a respected soil scientist, who obtained a Ph. D. in Wageningen for his thesis on the Amazon soils, and had carried out extensive soil surveys in Kenya. These illustrated his enthusiasm for field work and for building upon these primary data–the basis for the establishment of the International Soil Museum as a link with the Soil Map of the World project carried out at FAO in Rome.
We remember his many new ideas to make our institution more widely known under the new banner of International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC). He had an enormous drive to implement new projects. It was a wise decision to accept the task of Secretary-General of the then International Soil Science Society (ISSS), now International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). Through this combination of functions over twelve years, he was able to carry out innovative ISSS activities at ISRIC, and play a prominent role internationally, in particular directed to the needs of developing countries. Wim initiated activities in the further development of a world soil classification
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