Hans Becker (geologist)
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Hans Becker (born July 11, 1900 in Budapest , † August 4, 1943 in Venezuela ) was a German geologist and paleontologist .
Life
Becker was born as the son of the Romance studies professor Philipp August Becker . He studied at the Thomasschule until 1918 and then studied history , geography and Romance studies in Leipzig.
In 1927 he became a private lecturer in geology and paleontology at the University of Leipzig . After the National Socialists came to power, the Venia Legendi was withdrawn from him. He emigrated to China and worked as a professor at Nanjing University . Becker also worked as a geologist in the petroleum business in Venezuela and fell ill with malaria in 1943 .
literature
- Ronald Lambrecht: Political dismissals in the Nazi era. Forty-four biographical sketches by professors at the University of Leipzig . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-374-02397-5 , p. 35 ff.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becker, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1943 |
| Place of death | Venezuela |