Karl Brunnacker
Karl Brunnacker (born November 3, 1921 in Castell (Lower Franconia) , † March 17, 2000 ) was a German geologist and soil scientist . He was a professor at the University of Cologne .
After his military service from 1940 to 1945 he studied geology in Erlangen with a doctorate in 1950. He then worked at the Bavarian State Geological Office, where he became a member of the government in 1956. After completing his habilitation, he was a private lecturer at the TH Munich from 1958. From 1963 he was professor for glacial geology in Cologne.
He dealt particularly with Quaternary geology (Ice Age) and in this context with geological support for archaeological and paleontological excavations (including Bilzingsleben, Gönnersdorf), river history and paleo soils as climate indicators of the Ice Age.
In the Bavarian geological survey he created several maps 1: 25,000 (including Ismaning, Zwiesel, Strasskirchen).
In 1986 he received the Albrecht Penck Medal .
literature
- Obituary by Raimo Becker-Haumann, Geologische Blätter für Nordostbayern und neighboring areas, 50, 2000, 127–128
- Wolfgang Boenigk, W. Tillmanns (Ed.): Festschrift for the completion of the 60th year of life by Prof. Dr. Karl Brunnacker. Geolog. Institute Cologne 1981
References and comments
- ↑ Dates of birth and curriculum vitae according to Kürschner, Deutscher Gelehrtenkalender, and Bruno von Freyberg , Geologica Bavarica 71, 1974. Freyberg's year of birth is wrong (1912).
- ↑ Date of death according to the Paleopedology Working Group, Annual Report 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunnacker, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castell (Lower Franconia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 2000 |