Gustav von Leonhard

Gustav von Leonhard

Gustav von Leonhard (born November 12, 1816 in Munich , † December 27, 1878 in Heidelberg ) was a German geologist and mineralogist . He was the son of the mineralogist Karl Caesar von Leonhard .

Life

Leonhard grew up in Heidelberg and studied mineralogy and other natural sciences with his father. In 1840 he received his doctorate with the mineralogical-geognostic description of the area around Schriesheim, with special consideration of the porphyries occurring on the Bergstrasse . After further studies at the University of Berlin , Leonhard completed his habilitation in 1841. After working as a private lecturer in Heidelberg, he was appointed to the chair for mineralogy at the University of Heidelberg in 1853 .

After the death of his father, Leonhard continued in his place from 1862 the editing of the "New Yearbook for Mineralogy, Geology and Paleontology" together with Heinrich Georg Bronn . From 1863 until his death, Hanns Bruno Geinitz became his partner.

Works

• Mineralogical-geognostic description of the area around Schriesheim, with special consideration of the porphyries occurring on the Bergstrasse , 1839
• Concise dictionary of topographical mineralogy ; 1843
• Geognostic sketch of Baden , 2nd ed. 1846, 1861
• The quartz-bearing porphyry , 2 ed. 1851, 1855
• Basics of geognosy and geology , 3rd ed. 1851, 1860, 1874
• Contributions to the mineralogical-geognostic knowledge of Baden , 1853–1854, 3 vols.
• The Minerals of Baden , 1855

literature

• Wilhelm von Gümbel:  Leonhard, Gustav . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 307.

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