German Society for Geosciences
| German Society for Geosciences V. (DGG) |
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| purpose | professional association |
| Chair: | Gernold inflow |
| Establishment date: | 1848 |
| Dissolution date | 2014 |
| Number of members: | 3000 |
| Seat : | Hanover |
| Website: | www.dgg.de |
The German Society for Geosciences e. V. (DGG) was the successor to the oldest and largest German geologists' association. This German Geological Society, founded in 1848 (also abbreviated DGG ), merged in 2004 with the Society for Geosciences (GGW), which was founded in 1954, and existed until December 31, 2014, when it merged with a third society to form the DGGV .
Founded in 1848
The German Geological Society was founded in Berlin in December 1848 as a scientific association for anyone interested in geology . The initiator Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) became its first chairman, his deputies the mining engineer Rudolf von Carnall and the mineralogist Carl Karsten . Two geologists ( Heinrich Ernst Beyrich and Julius Ewald ) and two mineralogists ( Heinrich Girard and Gustav Rose ) were elected as secretaries, the banker Friedrich Tamnau as treasurer and the chemist Carl Rammelsberg as archivist . Among the 40 other participants in the constituent meeting on December 28, 29 and 30, 1848 were Friedrich Constantin Freiherr von Beust , August Breithaupt , Bernhard von Cotta , Heinrich Wilhelm Dove , Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg , Christian Gottfried Giebel , Alexander von Humboldt , Eilhard Mitscherlich , Ignaz von Olfers , Heinrich Rose and Christian Samuel Weiss . The first "Directory of Members of the Society", which was closed at the end of January 1849, already lists 170 members with names and locations (1: from Alberti in Rottweil - 170: Zobel in Reichenstein). In 2014 the German Society for Geosciences eV had around 3,000 members.
The most important goal of the DGG was to promote geology in research and teaching as well as in business and administration .
The members of the Presidium, the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board came from universities , research institutes , business and geological services. A student advisory board member represented the interests of those students who were members of the DGG. The “Young Geologists” working group was represented in the DGG to promote the next generation.
Further development
For special areas of interest there were the specialist sections hydrogeology and engineering geology . In 1994 the Society for Environmental Geosciences was incorporated into the German Geological Society. In 1995/1996, the geoinformatics and geotope protection sections were added.
The DGG awarded scholarships to promote young and particularly talented junior scientists in the fields of geology . Particularly outstanding scientific achievements by geoscientists have been recognized every year by numerous awards from the society and its foundations . Some of the most prestigious prizes were the Hans Stille Medal , the Serge von Bubnoff Medal , the Hermann Credner Prize and the Leopold von Buch plaque .
In January 2015, the German Society for Geosciences merged with the Geological Association founded in 1910 to form the German Geological Society - Geological Association e. V. (DGGV). From January 2015 until the DGGV annual meeting in October 2015, the management consists of Reinhard Gaupp as chairman of the DGGV and Gernold Zulauf , Ralf Littke , Heinz-Gerd Röhling and Gerhard Greiner as members of the management.
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Individual evidence
- ^ The DGG-GGW merger agreement was signed on June 21, 2004 in Hanover by Friedrich Wilhelm Wellmer (President of the DGG) and Werner Stackebrandt (President of the GGW); (No. 120, roll of documents 2004, notary Winrich Germann).
- ^ Journal of the German Geological Society, Volume I, Issue 1, Berlin 1849, p. 25
- ^ Journal of the German Geological Society, Volume I, Issue 1, Berlin 1849, pp. 38–40
- ↑ GMIT 59, March 2015, p. 35