Otto Luedecke
Otto Luedecke (born June 8, 1851 in Teutschenthal , † September 6, 1910 in Friedrichroda ) was a German geologist and mineralogist.
Luedecke obtained his Abitur at the Francke Foundations in Halle and studied natural sciences (geology, botany, chemistry), philosophy and economics at the University of Halle (and a semester in Strasbourg ). In 1876 he received his doctorate in Halle under Karl von Fritsch (The Glaucophane and the Glaucophane-bearing rocks on the island of Syra ), then was an assistant at the Geological Institute in Halle and managed the collections and qualified as a professor in 1878 (crystallographic observations). In 1884 he became an associate professor.
He dealt mainly with mineralogy and published an extensive monograph on the minerals of the resin. He also published on mineral deposits in Thuringia, among other things.
On October 8, 1898 ( registration number 3118 ) he became a member of the Leopoldina .
Fonts (selection)
- The minerals of the resin. A compilation of the minerals and rock types known from our local mountains based on external and own observations. Borntraeger, Berlin 1896 Text volume , atlas
Web links
- Professor catalog Halle
- Member entry of Otto Luedecke at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on July 20, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luedecke wrote his obituary in 1906 in the Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft, Volume 78, pp. 145–159, and for the Leopoldina.
- ↑ Among other things: About Thuringian mineral deposits, Z. f. Kristallographie, Volume 10. 1885, pp. 187-201
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Luedecke, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist and mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teutschenthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1910 |
| Place of death | Friedrichroda |