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August Nies (born January 25, 1854 in Gießen , † June 25, 1931 in Mainz ) was a German mineralogist and teacher.
August Nies studied at the University of Giessen , where he received his doctorate on March 7, 1877. phil. received his doctorate . In his dissertation he described a newly discovered mineral, which he named after his teacher Johann August Streng (1830–1897), the Strengite . He taught as a teacher at the Realschule in Darmstadt and at the Realgymnasium in Mainz (from 1884). In addition to teaching, he studied mineralogy , genealogy and Hessian history .
August Nies was married to Helene Raubenau (1857-1923) since April 3, 1880. They had three children: Karl Nies (1881–1950), Anna Nies (married. Hirsch, 1887–1977) and Marie Nies (married. Rabenau, 1891–1977).
Fonts (selection)
- Strengite, a new mineral . In: New Yearbook for Mineralogy, Geology and Palaeontology . Year 1877, p. 8–16 Archives
- On the mineralogy of Pliny . Mainz 1884 ( full text on Archive.org )
- General description of crystals based on a simplified method of crystal drawing . Stuttgart 1895 ( full text at Archive.org)
- with Ernst Düll: Textbook of mineralogy and geology for teaching at higher educational institutions . Stuttgart 1905
- The Lesche von Mühlheim : Documentary contribution to the Upper Hessian knighthood and local history . Mainz 1925
literature
- Nature and people . Volume 61 (1931), p. 343 (obituary)
Web links
- Ancestral list of August Nies ( Memento from January 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sneeze, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mineralogist and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1931 |
| Place of death | Mainz |