Alfred Jentzsch (geologist)
Alfred Jentzsch (born March 29, 1850 in Dresden , † August 1, 1925 in Gießen ) was a German geologist .
Live and act
Jentzsch studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Technical University of his hometown and at the University of Leipzig and participated in the royal Saxon geological survey .
In 1875 Jentzsch became a geologist at the Physical-Economic Society in Königsberg and head of the Provincial Museum , whose director he later became. At the same time he completed his habilitation at the Königsberg University . In 1883 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
From 1881 to 1921 he was at the Prussian Geological State Institute (PGLA). He was the royal geologist there in Königsberg and in 1900 wrote a list of natural monuments in East Prussia .
Jentzsch was a Freemason and from 1882 a member of the Zum Todtenkopf and Phoenix Lodge in Königsberg.
literature
- Jentzsch, Alfred . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 9, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 195.
Works (selection)
- The geological-mineralogical literature of Saxony . Leipzig 1874.
- About the causes of the ice age . Stuttgart 1873.
- Swaying solid land . Koenigsberg 1875.
- Report on the geological exploration of the province of Prussia . 1877–78 (2 vol.)
- The moors of the province of Prussia . 1878.
- The composition of the old Prussian soil . 1879.
- Report on the geological exploration of the north German plains 1878-80 . 1881.
- Geological map of the province of Prussia (1: 100,000).
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Jentzsch in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ PGLA list of geologists
- ↑ Otto Hieber : History of the United Johannis Lodge to Todtenkopf and Phoenix zu Königsberg i. Pr. Königsberg 1897, self-published by the author
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jentzsch, Alfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1925 |
Place of death | to water |