Johann Carl Hocheder
Johann Carl Hocheder (* 2. December 1800 in Zell am Ziller , † 15. March 1864 in Vienna ) was an Austrian in South America active Montanist and mineralogist .
Hocheder worked as a gold panner in Tyrol until 1820 , then he studied at the Schemnitz Mountain and Forestry College . He then worked in Böckstein , Brixlegg , Sterzing and Fügen . Between 1830 and 1840, Hocheder worked in a gold mine in Minas Gerais in Brazil . There he put together an extensive collection of rock samples and minerals, some of which can now be viewed in the Natural History Museum Vienna . After his return he became an honorary mining authority assessor.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hocheder, Johann Karl . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, pp. 476–478 ( digitized version ).
- Hocheder Johann Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 343.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hocheder, Johann Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian montanist and mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell am Ziller |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1864 |
| Place of death | Vienna |