Anton Estner
Franz Joseph Anton Estner (* 1730 in Würzburg ; † January 14, 1801 in Vienna ) was a German Catholic clergyman who was active in the field of mineralogy .
Life
Estner lived in Vienna and dealt with mineralogy. In Vienna he published an extensive introductory book on the subject, based on the results of Abraham Gottlob Werner . In this book he also dealt with fossils, which were called zooliths or phytolites. He divided the zooliths into tetrapodopliths, ichthyolites, conchites, madreporites, etc., and the phytoliths into dendrolites, among others.
Publications
- Bold thoughts on Werner's improvements in mineralogy . Vienna 1790
- An attempt at a mineralogy for beginners and enthusiasts according to the Bergcommissionsrath Werner's method . 3 volumes. Vienna 1794–1804
literature
- Helmuth Zapfe : Index Palaeontologicorum Austriae. Supplementum (= Catalogus fossilium Austriae issue 15a). Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-7001-0948-2 , p. 161 ( PDF; 417 kB )
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| SURNAME | Estner, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Estner, Franz Joseph Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman and mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1801 |
| Place of death | Vienna |