Edward H. Kraus
Edward Henry Kraus (born December 1, 1875 in Syracuse , New York , † February 3, 1973 in Ann Arbor ) was an American mineralogist and crystallographer .
Life
Kraus had parents of German origin and studied at Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in 1896 and a master's degree in 1897. He then spent two years with Paul Heinrich von Groth at the University of Munich , where he received his doctorate in 1901 and specialized in geology, optics, Further training in mineralogy and chemistry. Then he was back in Syracuse at the university and from 1902 as head of the Science Department at Syracuse Central High School . In 1903 he became Assistant Professor and in 1908 Professor and Head of the Mineralogical Laboratory at the University of Michigan . In addition to his professorship, he had various administrative tasks at the university; Among other things, he was dean of the summer school from 1915 to 1933, dean of the College of Pharmacy from 1923 to 1933 and dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts from 1933 to 1945 . In 1945 he retired.
He was instrumental in founding the Mineralogical Society of America in 1919. He was also a certified gemologist and a pioneer in the study of hardness variations in diamonds and organized symposiums on diamonds in 1941, 1942 and 1945.
Kraus was also active in pharmacy , from 1930 to 1940 in the US Committee for the Revision of the US Pharmacopeia (the US counterpart to the German Pharmacopoeia ) and in 1926 President of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. In 1952, his doctorate was renewed at the University of Munich.
Edward Kraus had been married to Lena Margaret Hoffman since 1902 and had a son, John D. Kraus , a professor at Ohio State University .
Fonts
- Essentials of Crystallography, Ann Arbor 1906
- Descriptive Mineralogy, Ann Arbor 1911
- with Walter Fred Hunt: Tables for the Determination of Minerals, McGraw Hill 1911, 2nd edition 1930
- with WF Hunt: Mineralogy, an introduction to the study of minerals and crystals, McGraw Hill 1920, 4th edition 1951, 5th edition with Lewis Stephen Ramsdell 1959
- with EF Holden: Gems and Gem Materials, McGraw Hill 1925, 5th edition with CB Slawson 1947
Honors and memberships
Kraus was president of the Mineralogical Society of America in 1920 and later its honorary president. He was President of the Michigan Academy of Science in 1920 and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . He was an honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society and the German Society for Gemstone Studies .
In 1920 and 1934 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Syracuse University .
A mineral described by William F. Foshag in 1931 was named Krausit in his honor .
In 1945 he received the Roebling Medal .
Web links
- Hunt for his 80th birthday in American Mineralogist 1955
- Kraus Papers
- Obituary in American Mineralogist, pdf
Individual evidence
- ↑ William F. Foshag: Krausite, a new sulfate from California , in: American Mineralogist , Volume 16 (1931), pp 352-360 ( PDF 445.8 kB )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kraus, Edward H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kraus, Edward Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1973 |
| Place of death | Ann Arbor |