Per Geijer
Per Adolf Geijer (* May 7th [rarely July 7th ] 1886 in Stockholm , † April 18, 1976 in Danderyd ) was a Swedish mineralogist and geologist. He dealt mainly with ores and their deposits in Sweden, especially in Värmland and Norrbotten , and with the Precambrian in Scandinavia.
Geijer was the son of the military Salomon Gottschalk Alfons Geijer. In 1910 he received a Dr. phil. in petrography . Geijer initially worked as a lecturer at Stockholm University . He worked for Sveriges geologiska undersökning from 1914 to 1931 , again as director from 1941 to 1951. From 1931 to 1941 Geijer held a professorship for mineralogy and geology at the Royal Technical University in Stockholm. Nils Harald Magnusson was his successor in both positions . In retirement, Geijer continued to be scientifically active.
In 1958 Geijer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences as a Foreign Associate . The mineral Perit (PbBiO 2 Cl) is named after him.
His grave is in Djursholm .
literature
- Per Adolf Geijer . In: Nordisk familjebok (1923)
- Per Adolf Geijer . In: Vem är det. Svensk biografisk handbok (1943)
- Sven Gavelin: In memoriam, Per Geijer and Nils Harald Magnusson. In: Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 99, 2010, p. 254, doi : 10.1080 / 11035897709455020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Per Geijer. In: nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences , accessed March 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Personal file for Per Adolf Geijer, Född 1886-05-07 Stockholm. In: amaroq.se. Retrieved March 7, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ perite MineralData. In: mindat.org. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
- ^ Per Adolf Geijer. In: FinnGraven.se. Retrieved March 7, 2020 (Swedish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geijer, Per |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geijer, Per Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish mineralogist and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1886 or July 7, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1976 |
| Place of death | Danderyd |