Manfred Frank (geologist)

Manfred Frank (born February 3, 1905 in Stuttgart , † March 19, 1976 in Waiblingen ) was a German geologist and paleontologist.

Frank studied in Tübingen, where he received his doctorate with Edwin Hennig on the Lias alpha. In 1930 he completed his habilitation and in 1934 he became a member of the geological department of the State Statistical Office in Stuttgart. From 1936 to 1945 he was associate professor at the Technical University of Stuttgart and from 1938 head of the geological department (he was the first state geologist in Württemberg, i.e. the first full-time head of the department), which became part of the Reich Office for Soil Research. After the Second World War he was relieved of his offices for some time due to National Socialist involvement, but then again at the Geological State Office in Stuttgart, which he headed from 1960 to 1970. 1950 to 1963 he also taught at the State Building School.

He initially dealt with stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Triassic and Jurassic and published a paleogeographical atlas of southwest Germany in 1937. Later he turned to applied geology in connection with regional geology in Württemberg.

In 1971 he became an honorary member of the Upper Rhine Geological Association (OGV) .

Fonts

• The rock structure of Württemberg: an introduction to practical geological questions, especially for civil and mining engineers, chemists and forester, Schweitzerbart 1942
• The natural building blocks and stone building materials of Württemberg: a guide for architects and construction engineers, for builders and quarry owners, Schweitzerbart 1944
• The treasure of water in the rock body of Württemberg, Schweitzerbart 1951

literature

• Ulrich Kull: History of geosciences and life sciences, in Johannes Voigt: Festschrift for the hundred and fifty years of existence of the University of Stuttgart. Stuttgart: DVA, 1979, online

References and comments

1. ^ History of the Geological State Office Stuttgart