Heinrich Schmitthenner
Heinrich Wilhelm Schmitthenner (born May 3, 1887 in Neckarbischofsheim , † February 19, 1957 in Marburg ) was a German geographer .
Life
Schmitthenner was the son of pastor Adolf Schmitthenner and the brother of military historian Paul Schmitthenner . After completing his doctorate under Alfred Hettner , he was professor in Heidelberg from 1923 , in Leipzig from 1928 and in Marburg from 1946 . He went on research trips to North Africa , East and Southeast Asia .
His research related to regional geography and geomorphology , especially layered landscape .
In 1939 he was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . Since 1934 he was a corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences .
Herbert Wilhelmy , Martin Schwind and Franz Tichy did their doctorates under Heinrich Schmitthenner .
Works
- The surface design of the northern Black Forest (dissertation, 1913)
- The surface forms of the step landscape between Maas and Moselle (1923)
- Tunisia and Algeria (1924)
- Chinese Landscapes and Cities (1925)
- China in Profile (1934)
- Habitats in the Clash of Cultures (1938, 2nd edition 1951)
- Studies on Carl Ritter (1951)
- Problems of the tiered landscape (1956)
literature
- Helmut Blume , Herbert Wilhelmy (ed.): Heinrich Schmitthenner: memorial writing for his 100th birthday (= geographic knowledge. H. 88). Steiner, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-515-05033-7 .
- Ernst Plewe: Heinrich Schmitthenner: An appreciation on the occasion of his 70th birthday (= Marburg geographical writings. H. 7). Geographical Institute, Marburg 1957.
- Bruno Schelhaas: Schmitthenner, Heinrich Wilhelm . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
- Gottfried Zirnstein: Schmitthenner, Heinrich Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , p. 248 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gottfried Zirnstein: Heinrich Schmitthenner , in: Sächsische Lebensbilder Volume 6, Teilb. 2, Stuttgart 2009, pp. 667-698. ISBN 978-3-515-09383-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Schmitthenner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinrich Schmitthenner in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Heinrich Schmitthenner at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 25, 2016.
- ^ Members of the SAW: Heinrich Schmitthenner. Saxon Academy of Sciences, accessed on November 29, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitthenner, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmitthenner, Heinrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neckarbischofsheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th February 1957 |
| Place of death | Marburg |