Wilhelm Deecke (geologist)

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Johannes Ernst Wilhelm Deecke , (born February 25, 1862 in Lübeck , † October 23, 1934 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German geologist , paleontologist and prehistoric scientist .

Life

Wilhelm Deecke, son of the historian and grammar school director Wilhelm Deecke , received his PhD from the University of Strasbourg in 1884. phil. nat. PhD. In 1886 he completed his habilitation at the University of Greifswald , in 1893 he became an associate professor of geology and palaeontology , and in 1905 a full professor. In 1906 he became a full professor at the University of Freiburg, succeeding Gustav Steinmann, who moved to Bonn . From 1907 to 1928 he was director of the geological state institute of Baden . In August 1912 he was one of the 34 founding members of the Paleontological Society .

Wilhelm Deecke is considered the "father" of the geology of Pomerania . In his 20 years at the University of Greifswald , he wrote numerous geological and palaeontological works, which he summarized in his 1907 "Geology of Pomerania". Furthermore, Deecke gained great importance for archaeological research when in 1922 he became the managing director of the committee for prehistory and early history and the first editor of the Baden find reports during the reorganization of the Baden heritage preservation . Since the late 1880s, Deecke had been grappling with archaeological topics from a geological perspective. When he was appointed to Freiburg, he also became co-director of the Museum of Prehistory , and his inaugural lecture dealt with “Geology and Prehistory”. His work on prehistoric flint use (1933), which is still important today, should also be emphasized .

His student Erich Hildebrand named the Triassic sea ​​lily Moenocrinus deeckei Hildebrand in his honor in 1926.

Wilhelm Deecke married Johanna Henriette Maria Refardt (* 1876; † 1937) in 1900. The marriage produced three daughters.

honors and awards

Memberships

Fonts (selection)

Monographs

  • The foraminifera fauna of the Stephanoceras Humphriesianum zone in Lower Alsace (= treatises on the special geological map of Alsace-Lorraine. 4, 1, ZDB -ID 340057-8 ). Schultz, Strasbourg 1884.
  • Italy. (= Regional Geography Library. 3/4, ZDB -ID 986103-8 ). Alfred Schall Court Bookseller, Berlin 1898.
  • Geological guide through Campania (= collection of geological guides. 8, ISSN  0343-737X ). Bornträger, Berlin 1901.
  • Geology of Pomerania. Gebr. Borntraeger, Berlin 1907.
  • Regional studies of Pomerania (= Göschen Collection. 575). Göschen, Leipzig 1912.
  • Geology of Baden. 3 volumes. Gebr. Borntraeger, Berlin 1916–1918;
    • Volume 1: Introduction, Basement, Paleozoic, Mesozoic. 1916;
    • Volume 2: Cenozoic, tectonics, hydrography, mining. 1917;
    • Volume 3: Morphology of Baden on a geological basis. 1918.
  • Nature, surface design and economic forms of the Baar (= From Lake Constance to Main. No. 16, ZDB -ID 566951-0 ). CF Müller, Karlsruhe 1921.
  • Phytopalaeontology and Geology. Bornträger, Berlin 1922.
  • Central European ocean currents of prehistoric times (= session reports of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Mathematical and natural science class. Department A: Mathematical and physical sciences. 1923, 1, ZDB -ID 161495-2 ). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1923.
  • The fossilization. Bornträger, Berlin 1923.
  • Trigoniidae mesozoicae (Myophoria exclusa) (= Fossilium catalogus. 1: Animalia. Tl. 30, ZDB -ID 1187037-0 ). Junk, Berlin, 1925.
  • The connection between the course of the river and tectonics. Shown on the rivers of SW Germany (= advances in geology and paleontology. 16, ZDB -ID 528205-6 ). Bornträger, Berlin 1926.
  • Echinoidea jurassica (= Fossilium catalogus. 1: Animalia. Part 39). Junk, Berlin, 1928.
  • Hydrography of the Kaiserstuhl (= treatises of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Mathematical and natural science class. 18). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1931.
  • Geology to the right and left of the railways in the Black Forest (= geological-geographical walks in the Black Forest. 1, ZDB -ID 633826-4 ). Self-published by the Badischer Schwarzwaldverein, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1932.
  • Hydrography of the Dinkelberge near Basel (= treatises of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Mathematical and natural science class. 20, ZDB -ID 210012-5 ). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1932.
  • The Central European silices according to occurrence, properties and use in prehistory. Gustav Fischer, Jena 1933.

Contributions

  • New materials on the geology of Pomerania. Kunike, 1902.
  • Remarks on the older cartography of Pomerania. In: Pomeranian Yearbooks. Vol. 11, 1910, ZDB -ID 217929-5 , pp. 265-272.
  • The structure of Central Switzerland. In: Journal of the German Geological Society. B: monthly reports. Vol. 69, No. 1/4, 1917, ZDB -ID 511192-4 , pp. 44-63 .
  • The development of the Baden soil. In: The University of Freiburg their doctor med. hc Her Royal Highness Luise, Grand Duchess-Widow of Baden, Princess of Prussia. For my 80th birthday. 3 December 1918. University of Freiburg, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1918, pp. 15-25.
  • Four chapters from petrographic geology. In: Reports of the Natural Research Society of Freiburg i. Br. 22, 1919, ISSN  0028-0917 , pp. 1-73 .
  • The paleogeographical character of the Germanic shell limestone inland sea. In: Negotiations of the Natural Research Society in Basel. Vol. 33, 1922, ISSN  0077-6122 , pp. 1-22.
  • The inner system in the west and south German thermal phenomenon. In: Journal of the German Geological Society. A: Treatises. Vol. 77, 1925, ZDB -ID 511231-X , pp. 96-111.
  • Critical Studies on Glacial Issues in Germany III. In: Journal for Glacier Science, Ice Age Research and History of the Climate. 21, 1934, ZDB -ID 243658-9 , pp. 283-318.

literature

  • Deecke, Johannes Ernst Wilhelm, geologist and paleontologist, 1862–1934. In: Bernd Ottnad (Ed.): Badische Biographien . New series Volume 1. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007118-1 , pp. 92-94.
  • Lothar fights : Deecke, Wilhelm (1862–1934) . In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern. Vol. 2 (= Publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V: Research on Pomeranian History. Vol. 48,2). Böhlau, Cologne et al. 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22541-4 , pp. 76-80.
  • Hans Wehrli : Wilhelm Deecke - The founder of the Geological Institute (Greifswald 1886–1906). In: Werner Rothmaler (Ed.): Festschrift for the 500th anniversary of the University of Greifswald, October 17, 1956. Volume 2. Ernst Moritz-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald 1956, pp. 497–498.
  • Deecke-Festschrift. Wilhelm Deecke dedicated by students and friends (= advances in geology and palaeontology. Vol. 11 = No. 33/37, ZDB -ID 528205-6 ). Bornträger, Berlin 1932 (with list of publications 1881–1931 pp. VII – XX).

Web links

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Paleontological Journal . Volume 1, Issue 1, March 1914.
  2. ^ Gerhard Katzung, Werner von Bülow, Ekkehard Herrig, Nils Rühberg: History of geological research . In: Gerhard Katzung (Ed.): Geology of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . 1st edition. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-510-65210-X , p. 1-7 .
  3. ^ Member entry by Wilhelm Deecke at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on April 3, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Deecke, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deecke, Johannes Ernst Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geologist, paleontologist and prehistoric scientist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1934
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau