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Väinö Auer (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋæinø ˈɑu.er]) (January 7, 1895, Helsinki – March 20, 1981, Helsinki), the son of senator Kyösti Auer, was a Finnish geologist and geographer, chiefly remembered as an explorer of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. He is also noted for his pioneering studies on tephrochronology, desertification, and the development of bogs.

Auer studied at the University of Helsinki, graduating BSc (1917), MSc (1918), and PhD (1923). His studies were interrupted by the Finnish Civil War, where he saw action in 1918. Auer became a professor of geography at the University of Helsinki in 1929.