Alphonse Jeannet
Alphonse Jeannet (born September 17, 1883 in La Chaux-du-Milieu , † September 9, 1962 in Vevey ) was a Swiss geologist and paleontologist .
Life
He studied geology at the University of Lausanne with Maurice Lugeon . In 1912 he submitted his dissertation on the group of Tours d'Aï in the Vaudois Pre-Alps. From 1921 to 1931 he was a professor at the University of Neuchâtel . From 1931 to 1953 he was appointed associate professor and curator of the geological collection at ETH Zurich . He researched and dealt with biostratigraphy and paleontology of invertebrates, especially the Mesozoic of the Swiss Jura and the French Jura . He was a specialist in fossil sea urchins . One of his students was René Hantke .
Fonts
- Bibl. Geologique de la Suisse pour les années 1910 à 1920 , 1927
- Bibl. Geologique de la Suisse pour les années 1921 à 1930 , 1936
- Stratigraphy and palaeontology of the oolithic iron ore deposit of Herznach and its surroundings , 1951
Web links
- Sibylle Franks: Jeannet, Alphonse. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Brief CV website ETH
literature
- JP Schaer, Les géologues et le développement de la géologie en pays de Neuchâtel , 1998, p. 70
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeannet, Alphonse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss geologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Chaux-du-Milieu |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1962 |
| Place of death | Vevey |