Josef Zemann
Josef Zemann (born May 25, 1923 in Vienna ) is an Austrian mineralogist and geologist .
Zemann studied mineralogy at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1946 under Felix Machatschki . In 1951/52 he was with Martin J. Buerger at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He became professor and head of the Institute for Mineralogy and Crystallography at the University of Göttingen and from 1967 head of the Institute for Mineralogy and Crystallography at the University of Vienna. In 1989 he retired.
Zemann is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , the Göttingen Academy of Sciences , the Leopoldina (since 1984), the Croatian, Polish (PAU) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences . In 1991 he became an honorary member of the German Mineralogical Society and he is an honorary member of the Austrian Mineralogical Society . In 1984 he received the Erwin Schrödinger Prize .
The mineral zemannite is named after him.
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Zemann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Member entry of Josef Zemann at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on April 12, 2015.
- Entry on Zemannit in the Austria forum
- Conversation with Anna and Josef Zemann in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
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| SURNAME | Zemann, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |