Richard H. Weyl (10 August 1912, Kiel - 1988) was a German geologist and noted author on the subject of Central American Geology.
Active member of the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources; formerly the Bundesanstalt für Bodenforschung, BfB) in Latin-America and the Caribbean.
1941-1956 Scientist at Paläontologisches Institut und Museum (University of Kiel, Germany)
Since 1956 Professor at the University of Giessen, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut.
Apparently there is a peak in Costa Rica named after him. (Near Mount Chirripó)http://www.guiascostarica.com/en_mont.htm
Ph.D. Geology (University of Heidelberg, 1936)
Die Geologie Mittelamerikas (The Geology of Central America)/ von Dr. Richard Weyl.Berlin-Nikolassee : Gebruder Borntraeger, 1961.
Geologie der Antillen / Richard Weil.Berlin-Nikolassee : Borntraeger, 1966.
Geology of Central America / by Richard Weyl.Berlin : Gebr. Borntraeger, 1980.
Departmental History Webpage by Hubert Miller http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/geomorph/history.htm
List mentioning correspondence with Weyl http://www.giub.uni-bonn.de/archiv/NLTroll/NLCT379.html
Costa Rica Guides: Mountains and Volcanos http://www.guiascostarica.com/en_mont.htm
Der Nationalsozialismus und Lateinamerika by Sandra Carreras http://www.ibero-online.de/pdf/003_Nationalsozialismus_1.pdf
Richard Weyl 1912-1988 by Ekke W. Guenther. http://www.schriften.uni-kiel.de/Band%2058/Guenther_58.pdf