Thank God Linck
Gottlob Eduard Linck (born February 20, 1858 in Ötisheim near Maulbronn , † December 22, 1947 in Jena ) was a German mineralogist and crystallographer and several times rector of the University of Jena .
Life
Linck studied in Stuttgart, at the University of Strasbourg and the University of Tübingen . In 1879 he joined the Alemannia Stuttgart fraternity . In 1883 he received his doctorate in Strasbourg, where he became an assistant for mineralogy in 1885 and an associate professor for mineralogy and petrography in 1888. From 1894 until his retirement in 1930 he was a professor at the University of Jena, where he was elected rector five times (1896, 1906, 1912, 1920 and 1924).
In 1914, Linck founded the journal “Chemie der Erde”, which is still published today.
He dealt mainly with crystallography. The Jena Institute has been involved in crystal growth since the beginning of the 20th century. He attached great importance to the applicability of his research and the collaboration with the local Zeiss factories . On behalf of the company, he searched for fluorspar deposits in several countries .
After the First World War, his research interest shifted to the formation of dolomites and meteorite science . From 1935 to 1940, Gottlob Linck succeeded Wilfried von Seidlitz as chairman of the Thuringian Geological Association.
His successor at the chair for mineralogy was Fritz Heide .
Honors
- Gottlob-Linck-Strasse in Ötisheim
- 1924 Dr. rer. pole. hc from the University of Jena
- Dr. rer. nat. hc from the University of Tübingen
- Honorary citizen of the University of Jena
- Member of the Leopoldina since 1895
- 1928 honorary member of the Thuringian Geological Association
- 1931 Appointment as an honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society , which he helped to found.
- 1938 Awarded the Goethe Medal for Art and Science
Fonts
- Goethe's relationship to mineralogy and geognosy. Speech given to celebrate the academic awarding of prizes on June 16, 1906 , Jena, G. Fischer 1906.
- About the formation of oolites and roe stones. In: Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft, 45, Neue Reihe 38, Jena 1909, plates 24-25, pp. 267-278.
- Outline of crystallography for students and for self-study , Jena, G. Fischer 1896, 4th edition 1920.
literature
- Ekkehard Preuss: Linck, thank God. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-428-00195-8 , p. 569 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willy Nolte : Fraternity members regular role. Berlin 1934, p. 296.
- ↑ Uwe Hossfeld, Tobias Kaiser, Heinz Mestrup (eds.): University in Socialism: Studies on the History of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (1945–1990), Volume 1, p. 752.
- ↑ Traditions, breaks, changes: the University of Jena 1850–1995, p. 154.
- ^ Honorary members of the TGV .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gottlob Linck in the catalog of the German National Library
- biography
- Linck's rectorate speeches
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linck, thank God |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Linck, thank God Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mineralogist and crystallographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ötisheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1947 |
| Place of death | Jena |