Arno Semmel
Arno Semmel (born August 5, 1929 in Selchow , Pomerania ; † October 10, 2010 ) was a German geographer , geologist and geomorphologist .
Live and act
Arno Semmel studied in Rostock, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. He was employed as a geologist at the Hessian State Office for Soil Research in Wiesbaden, briefly was a scientific advisor and professor at the Geographical Institute of the University of Würzburg and from 1970 professor at the Institute for Physical Geography at the University of Frankfurt am Main . The University of Heidelberg awarded him an honorary doctorate .
Research priorities
Semmel made a name for itself by researching the rubble layers and surface layers in central Germany . His main research interests included soil geography , periglacial morphology and applied conventional geomorphology. Arno Semmel published work on Pleistocene relief formation in Hesse, recent periglacial areas, and the geomorphology of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Memberships and honors
- Member of the German Soil Science Society
- Awarded the Albrecht Penck Medal (1994)
Web links
- Literature by and about Arno Semmel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Arno Semmel in the German Digital Library
- List of publications (2005)
- Obituary of the German Quaternary Association
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roll, Arno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer, geologist, geomorphologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Selchow , Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 2010 |