Franz Angel

Franz Angel (born January 1, 1887 in Urfahr , Upper Austria ; † May 4, 1974 in Graz , Styria ) was an Austrian mineralogist , petrograph and university professor .

Life

Born in Upper Austria, Franz Angel devoted himself to studying geology , mineralogy and petrography at the universities of Vienna and Graz after graduating from the secondary school in Linz . Franz Angel, a student of Rudolf Hoernes , Vincent Hilber , Joseph Anton ribs, Cornelio August Doelter and Rudolf Scharizer , was founded in 1909 in Graz to Dr. phil. in the following year he completed his studies with the teaching examination in natural history , mathematics and physics .

After working as an assistant for a year at the Mineralogical-Petrographic Institute at the University of Graz, he took on short-term positions as a secondary school teacher at the grammar school in Wels and at the commercial academy in Graz, before moving to the regional high school in Graz in 1912, a position that he held until 1931. In addition, he did research on petrography and mineralogy in his spare time.

In 1920 he completed his habilitation as a private lecturer in the subjects of mineralogy and petrography at the University of Graz, and in 1925 he was promoted to associate professor . In 1931 Franz Angel was appointed to succeed Rudolf Scharizer as full professor and head of the Institute for Mineralogy and Petrography. Franz Angel also chaired the Natural Science Association for Styria from 1937 and was a member of the board of the German Mineralogical Society from 1938 to 1944 .

In May 1938 Angel became a member of the NSDAP . From 1941 to 1945 he was the managing lecturer union leader at the University of Graz. He also worked as a lecturer for the party official examination commission for the protection of National Socialist literature .

The retired from the British occupation forces after the end of the Second World War , who was interned for a short time, then worked as an independent specialist advisor for mineralogy and petrography until 1948.

Franz Angel, who researched in particular the rock world of the crystalline of the Gleinalpe , died in 1974 at the age of 87 in Graz.

He was a member of the Cheruskia Graz fraternity .

Publications

Petrographic studies on some rocks from European Turkey and old Serbia . Dissertation, University of Graz, 1909 (handwritten)
With Franz Heritsch: A contribution to the petrography and geology of the Central Styrian crystalline mountains of the Stubalpe: along with remarks on the area of the Gleinalpe, Verlag der Geologische Staatsanstalt, Vienna, 1920
Rocks of Styria, U. Moser, Graz, 1924
With Franz Heritsch: Guide to mineral science and general geology for the 7th grade of grammar schools, secondary schools and secondary schools, Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky AG, Vienna, 1931
With Rudolf Scharizer : Ground plan of mineral paragenesis, J. Springer, Vienna, 1932
With Otmar Michael Friedrich: A contribution to the form of magnetite : The magnetite cubes of the Gulsen: Pseudomorphoses after iron gravel: From the Mineralogical-Petrographic Institute of the University of Graz, Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Vienna, Leipzig, Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Leipzig, 1935
With Rudolf Staber: Rock World and Construction of the Hochalm-Ankogel Group, Wagner, Innsbruck, 1952
With Franz Laskovic: Contribution to the knowledge of the enstatite bronzite rock of the Ultramafit mass from Kraubath (Styria), J. Springer, Vienna, New York, 1966

literature

Michael Grüttner : Biographical Lexicon on National Socialist Science Policy (= Studies on Science and University History. Volume 6). Synchron, Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-935025-68-8 , p. 14.
Walther Killy and Rudolf Vierhaus (eds.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 1, KG Saur Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, 1996 ISBN 3-598-23163-6 . P. 135.
Werner Schuder (Hrsg.): Kürschner's German learned calendar . Volume 1, 10th edition, Berlin 1966, p. 35.
Robert Teichl (editor): Austrians of the present. Lexicon of creative and creative contemporaries , Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, 1951, p. 4.

Web links

Literature by and about Franz Angel in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Grüttner : Biographical Lexicon for National Socialist Science Policy (= Studies on Science and University History. Volume 6). Synchron, Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-935025-68-8 , p. 14.
↑ Willy Nolte (Ed.): Burschenschafter Stammrolle. List of members of the German Burschenschaft according to the status of the summer semester 1934. Berlin 1934. p. 9.

personal data
SURNAME	Angel, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian mineralogist, petrograph and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	Urfahr , today in Linz , Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH	May 4th 1974
Place of death	Graz , Styria

[1] Michael Grüttner : Biographical Lexicon for National Socialist Science Policy (= Studies on Science and University History. Volume 6). Synchron, Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-935025-68-8 , p. 14.

[2] Willy Nolte (Ed.): Burschenschafter Stammrolle. List of members of the German Burschenschaft according to the status of the summer semester 1934. Berlin 1934. p. 9.