Arthur Winkler-Hermaden (geologist)

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Arthur Winkler-Hermaden (born May 8, 1890 in Vienna as Arthur Karl Viktor Winkler ; † May 9, 1963 in Graz ) was an Austrian geologist and professor at the Graz University of Technology . He dealt in particular with regional geology of Styria , the tertiary basin in Austria and applied geology.

Life

Winkler-Hermaden was the son of what would later become Arthur Winkler von Hermaden , Lieutenant Field Marshal in the Austrian Army, and his wife Emma, ​​née Hofmann von Wellenhof.

He spent his high school years up to sixth grade at the Franz-Joseph-Gymnasium in Vienna and then switched to the German State High School in Pilsen , where he passed the Matura examination with distinction in the spring of 1909. In the fall of 1909 he enrolled at the University of Vienna and began studying natural sciences, especially geology. In 1914 he received his doctorate from the University of Vienna , was a frontline officer in World War I and then worked at the Geological Reichsanstalt in Vienna. There he mapped in the tertiary of southern Styria , in the Hohe Tauern and in collaboration with the University of Padua in the southern Julian Alps . In 1921 he completed his habilitation in Vienna.

Winkler-Hermaden joined the NSDAP in 1933 as an “illegal” .

In 1936/37 he was temporarily at the State Deposit Research Center in Leipzig and then again at the Reich Geological Institute. 1941 at 1945 he was professor at the German Technical University in Prague, where he also dealt with the hydrogeology of Bohemia. After the war, he was relieved of his post because of his Nazi membership, interned in Wolfsberg for 2 years, banned from his profession and worked as a practical geologist, particularly in hydrogeology in Styria. 1954 to 1956 he was visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin and in Erlangen . In 1957 he became professor for mineralogy and technical geology at the TH Graz.

Winkler-Hermaden was married to Magdalene Helene Kobula (1892-1965). The marriage had a son, Burkhardt Winkler-Hermaden. The family seat was Kapfenstein Castle .

Arthur Winkler-Hermaden was a real member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Academy of Sciences in Bologna.

Fonts

  • Studies on the geology and palaeontology of the Styrian Tertiary. Jahrb. Geol. Reichsanst., 63, Vienna 1913.
  • About young tertiary sedimentation and tectonics on the eastern edge of the Central Alps. Mitt. Geol. Ges., 7, 1914, pp. 256-312
  • The middle Isonzo area. Jahrb. Geol. Staatsanstalt, 70, 1920, pp. 11–114
  • About the relationships between sedimentation, tectonics and morphology in the early tertiary development history of the Eastern Alps. Seat. Ber. Akad. Wiss., Math.-nat. Kl. I, 732: 343-430, Vienna 1924.
  • About the construction of the Eastern Southern Alps. Mitt. Geol. Ges., Vienna, Volume 16, 1924, pp. 1–272,
  • Geological problems in the eastern Tauern. Jahrb. Geol. Bundesanst, Volume 76, 1926, pp. 245–322,
  • Special geological map of the Republic of Austria 1: 75,000. Sheet Gleichenberg. Vienna 1927.
  • The importance of the Alpine-Dinarides problem for Alpine construction. Jahrb. Geol. Bundesanst. 78: 1-20. Vienna 1928.
  • About studies in the inner-alpine tertiary deposits and their relationship to the Augenstein fields of the northern Alps. Seat. Ber. Akad. Wiss. math.-nat. Kl. I, 137: 183-255. Vienna 1928.
  • About new problems in tertiary geology in the Vienna Basin. Central bl. f. Min. Etc. B, 65-76, 161-251, 307-320. Stuttgart 1928.
  • The construction of the Radelgebirge in Southwest Styria. Jahrb. Geol. Bundesanst. 79: 479-530. Vienna 1929.
  • About tectonic problems in the savage folds. Jahrb. Geol. Bundesanst. 80: 351–379, 1 plate. Vienna 1930.
  • Filling, erosion and land formation on the eastern edge of the Alps. Number Akad. Wiss., Math.-nat. Cl. 70: 84-92. Vienna 1933.
  • Special geological map of the Republic of Austria 1: 75,000. Marburg sheet. Vienna 1938.
  • Geological guide through the tertiary and volcanic lands of the Styrian basin. Geolog. Führer 36, Borntraeger 1939
  • The young tertiary deposits on the eastern roof of the central Alps and the inner-alpine tertiary. In: Geology of Austria. 2nd edition, Vienna: Deuticke 1951, pp. 414-524.
  • Geological play of forces and land formation. Springer Verlag, Vienna 1957

literature

  • Alfred Pollak: Obituary. Natural science Styria Association, Volume 94

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baptismal register Vienna currency, tom. XXXI, fol. 146. In: Matricula. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Bernhard Hubmann and Daniela Angetter-Pfeiffer: Artur Winkler-Hermaden: From officer's son to geologist and lord of the castle. In: The Standard. May 8, 2020, accessed May 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Winkler-Hermaden, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winkler von Hermaden, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian geologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1963
Place of death Graz