Otto Hölzl
Otto Hölzl (born July 9, 1897 in Fleck near Lenggries , † June 25, 1977 ) was a German miner and paleontologist .
Hölzl was the son of a factory worker and had to start in a paper factory himself from 1910. After military service in World War I, he became a miner in the Hausham mine in 1919 . From 1934 he was employed for days for health reasons. In 1949 he left and devoted himself entirely to palaeontology. His interest began underground by looking at the fossils in the pitch coal rock. He was soon recognized as a recognized expert on mollusks of the Bavarian molasses (and related stratigraphy of molasses) and advised on new coal exploration drillings. From 1950 he was a scientific employee at the Bavarian Geological State Office until he retired in 1962 and took part in the extensive research into Bavarian molasses in the 1950s, with an important motive being the search for oil and gas. Even after his retirement he remained active as a paleontologist, but had increasing health problems.
In 1959 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Munich .
His collection was acquired by the Bavarian State Geological Office, today the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
literature
- Walter Stephan, obituary In: Geologica Bavarica , 78, 1979, 134-136
- Announcements from the State Collection of Palaeontology , Munich, 18, 1978 (list of publications)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hölzl, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German miner and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spot near Lenggries |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1977 |