Kurt Pietzsch
Albin Kurt Pietzsch (born September 29, 1884 in Altstadt-Borna ; † September 27, 1964 in Penig ) was director and chief geologist of the Freiberg state geological service and professor for many years .
At Easter 1903 Pietzsch obtained the certificate of maturity at the Bornaer Realgymnasium. He studied natural sciences and mathematics at the University of Leipzig . Starting in the summer semester of 1905, he was enrolled at Heidelberg University for one year .
In 1909 Pietzsch submitted his dissertation The geological conditions of Upper Lusatia between Görlitz, Weissenberg and Niesky at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Leipzig in order to obtain a doctorate. In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler .
He was editor of the book Geology of Saxony (VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin, 3rd edition, 1962).
Fonts
- The geological conditions of Lausitz between Görlitz, Weißenberg and Niesky, Z. d. German Geolog. Ges., Vol. 61, 1909, pp. 35-133
- Weathering phenomena of the bearing surface of the Saxon cenomans, Z. d. German Geolog. Ges., Vol. 65, 1913, pp. 594-602
- About the geological age of the dense gneisses of the Saxon Ore Mountains, Centralblatt f. Mineral. 1914, pp. 202-211
- The brown coal of Germany, in: E. Krenkel (Ed.), Hdb. D. Geol. U. Natural resources of Germany, III. Dept., 1st vol., 1925
- Brief overview of the mineral springs in the Free State of Saxony, published by the Saxon State Health Office, 1922, p. 224
- Outline of the geology of Saxony, Berlin: People and knowledge 1951, 3rd edition 1962
- Critical considerations of the views on the phases of mountain formation in the Saxon basement, in: Geotektonisches Symposium H. Stille, 1956, pp. 107-119.
literature
- Gottfried Porstendorfer : Pietzsch, Albin Kurt. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 434 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Kurt Pietzsch - life, work and his legacy: Contributions from the Kurt Pietzsch Symposium on the occasion of his 125th birthday on September 29, 2009 in the grammar school "Am Breiten Teich" Borna . Museum der Stadt Borna, 2011. Series of publications by the Borna Museum and the Borna History Association; 6/2011
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Pietzsch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kurt Pietzsch in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Literature by and about Kurt Pietzsch in the Saxon Bibliography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pietzsch, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pietzsch, Albin Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist, director of the Freiberg Geological Service (Saxony) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Old town Borna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1964 |
| Place of death | Penig |