Karl Penecke
Karl Alfons Penecke (born April 28, 1858 in Graz , † probably 1944 in Czernowitz ) was an Austrian entomologist , geologist and paleontologist .
Life
Karl Penecke, son of a kuk captain , studied geology in Graz and received his doctorate there in 1883 . In 1886 he completed his habilitation in geology and palaeontology and was then unpaid private lecturer in Graz for 23 years . After the death of Constantin von Ettingshausen (1826–1897) he also taught palaeobotany in Graz . In 1901 he became adjunct professor and in 1909 extraordinary professor at the University of Czernowitz and in 1918 full professor. Nothing is known about his death; he probably died in Chernivtsi in 1944 under Russian occupation.
As a paleontologist, he dealt with mollusks of the Tertiary and corals of the Paleozoic Era ( Devonian ) and geographically with Styria (around Graz) and Carinthia and Slavonia . As an entomologist, he dealt with weevils (for which he was internationally recognized as an expert) and cave-living beetles, and he got some initial descriptions.
His beetle collection came to the Entomological Reichsanstalt in the State Museum for Animal Science in Dresden .
Fonts
- Grazer Devon. In: Yearbook kuk Geolog. Reichsanstalt. Volume 43 for 1893, Vienna 1894, pp. 567-616
- The Eocän of the Krappfeld in Carinthia. In: Meeting reports Akad. Wiss. Vienna, Math.-Naturw. Class. Volume 40, 1884
- About the fauna and the age of some paleozoic coral reefs in the Eastern Alps. In: Z. German Geolog. Ges. Volume 39, 1887
- Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna of the Slavonian Paludine strata. 2 parts, In: Contributions to the paleontology of Austria-Hungary and the Orient. Vol. 3-4, 1884-1886
literature
- Adolf Meixner: Professor Dr. Karl Alfons Penecke on the 100th anniversary of his birthday. In: Carinthia. Volume II, 1958, pp. 63-90
- W. Graef – E. Kreissl: Penecke Karl Alfons. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 406.
- Bernhard Hubmann: Historically important Graz paleontologist. In: Reports Inst. Erdwiss. Univ. Graz. Volume 10, 2005, pp. 46–48, especially p. 48 (pdf)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ He has been missing since 1944
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Penecke, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Penecke, Karl Alfons (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian paleontologist and entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1944 |
| Place of death | Chernivtsi |