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René Tavernier (geologist)
René Tavernier (26 August 26, 1914, Nevele – 19 November 1992, Ghent) was a Belgian geologist and stratigrapher. He was a professor at the State University of Ghent, a corresponding member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, and one of the founders of the Belgian Society for Soil Science.
He was involved in the preparation of a soil taxonomy and in the realisation of the soil maps of Belgium and of the European Community. He founded the ''Internationaal Bodemkundig Centrum'' (International Soil Center) at the State University of Ghent in order to help students from developing countries and managed to demonstrate the importance of geological knowledge for major agricultural development projects.
==Biography==
René Tavernier was born on 26 August 1914 in Nevele, the son of a veterinary surgeon. After attending the Sint-Lievenscollege in Ghent, he completed courses in geology and mineralogy at the State University of Ghent. His academic career started in 1937 with his appointment as an assistant in the Laboratory of Geology at the State University of Ghent. After his PhD, he became a substitute teacher for the Physical Geography course. In 1943 he became a foreman and one year later professor at the Laboratory of Physical Geography, where he was appointed professor ordinarius in 1948. In the beginning of his career his teaching was limited to Physical Geography, but was expanded to Geology in 1952. From 1955 onwards he was charged with the teaching of purely geological subjects.〔 Geukens, Fernand, "In Memoriam René Tavernier", In: ''Jaarboek 1993–1996'', Brussel: KVAB, p. 99-100.〕 From 1943 until 1950 he was responsible for the supply of drinking water for the allied troops and of cooling water for the heavy anti-aircraft defence at the Belgian Geological Service.
On the 8th of October 1955, Tavernier became a corresponding member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. He became an active member on 20 September 1958 and administrator in 1967.〔 "Tavernier René", in: ''De Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor wetenschappen en kunsten en haar leden'', Brussel, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor wetenschappen en kunsten'', 2010, p. 251-252〕 Aside from that, he was a member of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). He was president of the IUSS from 1950 to 1954 and in 1986 he was made an honorary member.〔("IUSS Honorary members" ), in: ''IUSS Bulletin'', 115 (2009), p. 46〕 Tavernier was one of the founders of the Belgian Society for Soil Science and served as Secretary-General from 1950 until 1958. He was also a member of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society, the American Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry and corresponding member of the Académie d'Agriculture de France. Moreover, he received the honorary title of Commander in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.〔
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