Rudolf Hoernes (7 October 1850 – 20 August 1912) was an Austrian geologist, born in Vienna, son of Moritz Hoernes.

He studied under Eduard Suess and became a Professor of geology in Graz.

In 1893, he published a detailed textbook on earthquake theory (Erdbebenkunde) from a geological point of view.

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