Franz Joseph Kaufmann

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Franz Joseph Kaufmann (born July 15, 1825 in Ettiswil ; † November 20, 1892 in Kastanienbaum LU ) was a Swiss geologist and paleontologist .

Life

Kaufmann came from a poor background and was originally supposed to be a primary school teacher. From 1848 he studied medicine and natural sciences at the University of Zurich (among others with Oswald Heer , Arnold Escher von der Linth and Heinrich Frey , whose assistant he was) as well as in Berlin, Würzburg, Prague and Vienna. In 1854 he received his license as a doctor in Lucerne . He was also professor of natural history at the grammar school and lyceum in Lucerne and curator at the natural history cabinet of the city, which later became the natural history museum, which also contains Kaufmann's extensive collection.

In 1863 he became a member and later Vice-President of the Sanitary Council of Lucerne and he was a member of the Swiss Federal Medical Examination Commission in Zurich.

Kaufmann is known for his work on the geology and paleontology of Central Switzerland. He discovered the Lucerne Glacier Garden (today a natural monument and museum) and was a pioneer of micropalaeontology. He made various contributions to the geological map of Switzerland (from 1871 to 1887), including researching Mount Pilatus from 1863 to 1866 , on which there is also a memorial plaque to him. He introduced silica limestone as a stratigraphic unit and first described orbitolines .

Kaufmann was a citizen of Winikon LU . In 1875 he received an honorary doctorate in Bern.

Fonts

  • Investigations into the Central and Eastern Swiss subalpine Molasse 1860
  • The Pilate. Geologically investigated and described, Contributions to the Geological Map of Switzerland, No. 5, 1867
  • Rigi and Molasse region of Central Switzerland, Contributions to the Geological Map of Switzerland, No. 11, 1872
  • Emmen and Schlieren areas and their surroundings up to Brünigstrasse and the Lungern-Grafenort line, Contributions to the Geological Map of Switzerland, No. 24/1, 1886
  • Limestone and slate areas of the cantons Schwyz and Zug and the Bürgenstock near Stanz, Contributions to the Geological Map of Switzerland, No. 14/2, 1877 (using the estate of Escher von Linth)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lucerne Natural History Museum
personal data
SURNAME Kaufmann, Franz Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss paleontologist and geologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Ettiswil
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1892
Place of death Chestnut tree LU