Adolf Bachofen from Echt
Adolf Freiherr Bachofen von Echt (born January 17, 1864 in Liebesnitz , † August 28, 1947 in Vienna ) was an Austrian industrialist and private scholar in the field of paleontology .
Bachofen von Echt , son of Karl Adolf Bachofen von Echt , was the co-owner of the Nussdorf brewery in Vienna through him . On March 26, 1925, he was awarded a doctorate in paleontology and paleobiology at the University of Vienna with his dissertation “Paleobiological Studies from the Dragon Cave near Mixnitz in Styria”. phil. PhD.
He researched amber inclusions and Pleistocene mammals, including in particular Cervidae .
Publications (selection)
- For lost hunting grounds . Frick, Vienna, Leipzig 1921.
- The bear (= monographs of wild mammals, vol. 7). Schöps, Leipzig 1931
- The amber and its inclusions . Springer, Vienna 1949.
literature
- Helmuth Zapfe : Index Palaeontologicorum Austriae (= Catalogus fossilium Austriae issue 15). Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1971, p. 13 ( PDF, 362 kB )
- Norbert Vávra: Leopold Schmid and Adolf Bachofen-Echt: two Viennese amber researchers from the first half of the 20th century . In: Reports of the Federal Geological Institute 89, 2011, pp. 66–67 ( PDF ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive of the University of Vienna PH RA 6079.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bachofen from Echt, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bachofen von Echt, Adolf Karl Clemens Franz Freiherr (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian industrialist and private scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liebesnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1947 |
| Place of death | Vienna |