Edmund Mojsisovics from Mojsvár

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Edmund Mojsisovics from Mojsvár, 1886

Johann August Edmund Mojsisovics Edler von Mojsvár (mostly Edmund von Mojsisovics , born October 18, 1839 in Vienna , † October 2, 1907 in Mallnitz ( Carinthia )) was an Austrian paleontologist and geologist .

Edmund von Mojsisovics was one of the founding members of the Austrian Alpine Club in 1862 and one of the main initiators of the German and Austrian Alpine Club in 1873.

From 1865 he worked at the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute , of which he was deputy director from 1892 until his retirement in 1900. Von Mojsisovics published fundamental work on stratigraphy and ammonite faunas of the Alpine Triassic , especially the Hallstatt Limestone .

Life

Mojsisovics comes from a family with Hungarian ancestors (Hungarian name: Ödön). His father Georg acquired the title of nobility as a primary physician in Vienna, who was honored by Emperor Franz Josef I for his services (introduction of iodine as a remedy and invention of the equilibrial method for healing bone fractures).

After Mojsisovics had finished his high school in Vienna in 1858, he began to study law at the university in the same year (1858–1862). During this time he pursued his predilection for geological and geographical studies in further studies. With his fellow students Paul Grohmann and Guido von Sommaruga , he made the decision, inspired by hiking together, to found the Austrian Alpine Club (1862). This was the first foundation of its kind on mainland Europe.

At the University of Graz on July 22nd, 1864 the doctorate to Dr. jur. The geological interest was so pronounced that Mojsisovics began his work as a volunteer at the Imperial Geological Institute on February 18, 1865. The volunteer work was of considerable quality, so that in the summer of 1867 he was entrusted with the tasks of a section geologist for the geological surveys of the Upper Hungarian (now Slovak) and Galician Carpathians.

Further studies, e.g. B. the investigations of alpine salt deposits, the extension of the coal field of Häring and fossil Triassic deposits in Bakony near Veszprém , followed. After he rejected appointments to the Geological Survey of India in Calcutta and to the young royal Hungarian geological institute , he was appointed chief geologist at the Imperial Geological Institute in Vienna on December 13, 1870, and was awarded the title of mountain council and from 1879 one Oberbergraths. Since 1892 Mojsisovics rose to the position of vice director of the Imperial Geological Institute.

The main scientific work extended to the exploration of the Eastern Alps. The work of international geology congresses, which began in 1878, was an important factor for Mojsisovics. At his suggestion, this institution decided in 1881 in Bologna to publish a geological map of Europe . There he officially represented Austria-Hungary in the editorial board .

By order of the Austrian government, Bosnia-Herzegovina was examined for mineral raw materials. This work was given to Mojsisovics as well as Emil Tietze and Alexander Bittner in the summer of 1879. The geological exploration of Bosnia led Mojsisovics to the regions around Sarajevo , Travnik , Gornij Vakuf , Jajce , Banja Luka , Sanski Most and Bihać .

Karl Paul , Franz Hertich and Gjuro Pilar were also involved in the investigation of Bosnia- Herzegovina . The work yielded extensive knowledge about the wealth of mineral raw materials in the areas taken over from the Turkish Empire.

The organization of the Austrian earthquake observation can be seen as the culmination of his professional career . Mojsisovics began doing this in 1897, regulating the processing of in-depth detailed reports on seismic events. With this he created the basis of the Austrian observation network and the publication of the observation results.

Edmund Mojsisovics from Mojsvár, 1907

In November 1900 Mojsisovics finished his work at the Imperial Geological Institute after 35 years of service. The last time was overshadowed by an argument with Alexander Bittner, which was detrimental to his health. He died in 1907 of a proliferating cancer of the mouth and throat.

In his biostratigraphy of the Triassic with ammonites as key fossils, he dealt particularly with the Upper Triassic, Carl Diener and Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen with the Lower Triassic. He was active in field work with Diener, especially in Austria, Italy and Bosnia and processed Triassic ammonites that were sent to him worldwide, e.g. B. from the river Olenjok in Eastern Siberia. Waagen conducted research in the Salt Ranges in Pakistan . They correlated the alpine marine Triassic with the basic division of the Germanic Triassic ( Friedrich von Alberti and others) with the shell limestone as the primarily marine stage. An important forerunner of her work in Austria was Franz Ritter von Hauer . Many levels and sub-levels were named by them and their work formed the basis of the subdivision of the worldwide marine triad, for example for the work of James Perrin Smith and Alpheus , until the 1960s (when the work of Edward Timothy Tozer began) and beyond Hyatt in North America and Leonard F. Spath from the British Museum .

The Mojsisovicsspitze ( 2903  m ) in the rear Seebach valley is named in honor of Mojsisovics . In 1888 he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg . In 1902 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .

Fonts

  • About the structure of the upper Triassic formations of the Eastern Alps. In: Yearbook of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute Vienna, 19, Vienna 1869, pp. 91–150
  • The mountains around Hallstatt. A geological-paleontological study from the Alps. I. Part. The mollusc faunas of the Zlambach and Hallstatt layers. Treatises of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Volume VI, 1 - 82, Plates I - XXXII, Kaiserl. Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1873
  • The mountains around Hallstatt. A geological-paleontological study from the Alps. I. Part. The mollusc faunas of the Zlambach and Hallstatt layers. Treatises of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Volume VI, 83 - 174, Plates XXXIII - LXX, Vienna 1875
  • The dolomite reefs of South Tyrol and Veneto. Contributions to the educational history of the Alps. 552 p., Alfred Hölder, Vienna 1879
  • with Emil Tietze and Alexander Bittner : Basics of the geology of Bosnia-Herzegovina . Vienna 1880
  • with Emil Tietze and Alexander Bittner: Geological overview map of Bosnia-Hercegovina 1: 576,000 . Vienna 1880
  • The cephalopods of the Mediterranean Triassic Province. Treatises of the Geological Reichsanstalt, published by the Imperial-Royal Geological Reichsanstalt, Volume X, 1 - 322, 94 plates, Alfred Hölder, Vienna 1882
  • About some Japanese Triassic fossils. In: Contributions to the geology and palaeontology of Austria-Hungary and the Orient, Volume 7, Alfred Hölder, Vienna 1889, pp. 163–178, 3 plates.
  • The cephalopods of the Hallstatt Limes, Volume II. Treatises of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Verlag der kk Geologische Reichsanstalt, Volume VI, II. Half, 835 pages, Vienna 1893
  • The mountains around Hallstatt. I. Division. The cephalopods of the Hallstatt Limes, Volume II, Atlas with 130 plates (LXXI - CC). Treatises of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Volume VI, 2nd half, Verlag der kk Geologische Reichsanstalt, Vienna 1893
  • with Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen , Carl Diener : Draft of a structure of the pelagic sediments of the Triassic system , meeting reports of the Academy of Sciences Vienna, Math.-Naturwiss. Class, Volume 104, 1895, pp. 1279-1302, Archives
  • Contributions to the knowledge of the Upper Triadic Cephalopod Faunas of the Himalayas. In: Memoranda of the mathematical-scientific class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 63, Vienna 1896, pp. 575–701, 22 plates.
  • In defense against Dr. Alexander Bittner. Self-published by the author, 1 - 8, addendum 2 p., Vienna 1898
  • The mountains around Hallstatt. I. Division. The cephalopods of the Hallstatt Limestone. I. Volume. Supplement booklet. Treatises of the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Volume VI, 175 - 356, Plates I - XXIII, Verlag der kk Geologische Reichsanstalt, Vienna 1902
  • Eduard Suess : Contributions to the stratigraphy of Central Asia based on the collections of F. Stoliczka and K. Bogdanowitsch, and with the support of Professor F. Frech in Breslau, Dr. E. v. Mojsisovics WM Akad. And Mr. F. Teller in Vienna and Professor V. Uhlig , Memoranda of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Mathematical and Natural Science Class, Volume 61, 1894.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Carl Diener: Edmund v. Mojsisovics. A sketch of his life and his scientific work . Vienna, Leipzig 1907, p.?.
  2. ↑ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 3rd ed., Suppl. 1880–1881, Leipzig 1881, p. 144
  3. ^ Friedrich Katzer : Geology of Bosnia and Hercegovina . 1st volume, 1st part. Sarajevo 1924, pp. 35-36.
  4. ↑ ÖK50
  5. ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics Edler von Mojsvár. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed February 20, 2016 (Russian).
  6. ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 171.
personal data
SURNAME Mojsisovics from Mojsvár, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mojsisovics Edler von Mojsvár, Johann August Edmund (full name); Mojsisovics, Edmund von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian paleontologist and geologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1907
Place of death Mallnitz ( Carinthia )