Anton Ruttner
Anton Ruttner (born June 19, 1911 in Eger, Bohemia , † September 18, 2006 ) was an Austrian geologist . He was head of the Federal Geological Institute (GBA) in Vienna .
Anton Ruttner attended schools in Melk, St. Pölten and Vienna and began studying geology in Vienna after graduating from high school. He completed his studies in Innsbruck in the spring of 1938 and in the same year began his work at the GBA, where he was initially concerned with issues of applied geology. From 1941 to 1945 he worked as a military geologist in Poland , Ukraine and Bohemia . Back in Austria, he devoted himself increasingly to the search for hard coal. From 1961 he was part of a team of experts that set up a geological service in Iran . Anton Ruttner was head of the Federal Geological Institute in Vienna from 1969 until his retirement in 1973 . From 1973 to 1974 he was chairman of the Geological Society in Vienna .
Anton Ruttner was the son of the limnologist Franz Ruttner (1882–1961). His brothers Hans (1919–1979, graduate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna) and Friedrich (1914–1998, beekeeper) founded the Institute for Beekeeping in Lunz in 1946 . His wife Agnes Ruttner-Kolisko (1911–1991) was a well-known biologist. They had five children.
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| SURNAME | Ruttner, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruttner, Anton Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eger, Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 2006 |