Fritz Behrend (geologist)

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Fritz Carl Joachim Behrend (born June 24, 1885 in Berlin ; † November 25, 1949 ) was a German geologist and university professor . He was a private lecturer at the Humboldt University in Berlin .

Life

He was born on June 24, 1885 as the son of the City Secretary Carl Behrend and his wife Bertha Muchow in Berlin. Fritz Behrend also attended Sophien-Gymnasium there until he passed his final exams . During this time he was already interested in geology and the secrets of the earth's history. He began studying geology at the University of Berlin and then switched to the local mining academy. From January 1909 to June 1913 he went on a study trip of several years to East Africa and the Belgian Congo. After his return he became an assessor at the Bergakademie in Berlin. After the outbreak of World War I he was called up for military service.

After the war he became a district geologist at the Prussian State Geological Institute . After completing his doctorate, he completed his habilitation in 1924 in the field of general geology. After he stayed in South Africa from 1928 to 1929, he worked as a private lecturer at Berlin University. The assumption of the chair for geology at the Free University of Berlin was no longer possible due to his death.

Fonts (selection)

  • On the geology and surface design of Northeast Katanga (Belgian Congo) (= contributions to the geological research of the German protected areas, H. 9). Berlin 1914.
  • The stratigraphy of eastern Central Africa taking into account the relations with South Africa (= contributions to the geological research of the German protected areas, volume 15). Berlin 1918.
  • The copper and sulfur ores of Eastern Europe . Teubner, Leipzig, Berlin 1921.
  • (with Georg Ernst Wilhelm Berg ): Chemical geology . F. Enke, Stuttgart 1927.
  • Uranerz leading pegmatite veins in South Africa and their geochemistry . Berlin, 1933.
  • (with Werner Paeckelmann ): The geological structure and the deposits of the Ramsbeck ore district . In: Archive for Deposit Research 64, Berlin 1937.

family

Fritz Behrend was married to Hedwig nee Lange. Their son Karl Behrend (* 1922) emerged from their marriage.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Geological Yearbook , Volume 66, 1952, p. VII.
personal data
SURNAME Behrend, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Behrend, Fritz Carl Joachim (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1949