Hans Bürgl
Hans Bürgl (born March 8, 1907 in Vienna , † December 17, 1966 in Bogotá , Colombia) was an Austrian petroleum geologist and paleontologist .
Bürgl received his doctorate in 1933 with a thesis on the spine of the cave bear , which was created under the guidance of Othenio Abel and Kurt Ehrenberg . He worked as a petroleum geologist for various companies, including Austria, Egypt and Romania. After the Second World War he reorganized the State Geological Institute in Colombia. In 1959 he was appointed professor of geology at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota.
In 1965 Bürgl was awarded the Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria .
Works
- On the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Upper Austrian Schliers . Negotiations of the Federal Geological Institute 1946, 1946, pp. 123–151 online (PDF; 1.7 MB)
- The underground of the Molasse in the Bavarian-Austrian border area . Yearbook of the Imperial-Royal Geological Institute 93, 1948, pp. 129-139 online (PDF; 561 kB)
supporting documents
- V. Petters: Hans Bürgl . Announcements of the Geological Society in Vienna, 60, 1967, pp. 109–115 online (PDF; 661 kB)
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| SURNAME | Bürgl, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian petroleum geologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1966 |
| Place of death | Bogotá , Colombia |