Reiner Keller (hydrologist)

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Franz Stephan Reiner Keller (born January 1, 1921 in Jünkerath ; † May 13, 1995 in Bad Krozingen ) was a German geographer and hydrologist .

Live and act

Reiner Keller began his scientific career at the University of Bonn . In 1944 he received his doctorate there with a geographical, climatheological work under Carl Troll . The habilitation followed in 1951 at the same university with a thesis on the water balance of the Rhenish landscapes and river basins.

After several years as a private lecturer in geography and hydrology, he was appointed professor in Bonn in 1958 and took over the management of the hydrology and climatology department at the geographical institute. In 1965 he followed the call to the chair of geography at the University of Freiburg . On his initiative, this chair was converted into a professorship for geography and hydrology in 1972 and equipped with a diploma course. In 1985 Reiner Keller retired.

Research engagements

For decades, Reiner Keller was a member of numerous national and international specialist bodies in the fields of hydrology, water management and environmental research. He held leading positions in the German Research Foundation , the hydrological commission of the International Geographic Union , the German National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade, the UNESCO International Hydrological Program and the Central Committee for German Regional Studies .

On a national and international scientific and political level, his expertise, his eye for the connections and recent developments were equally recognized and valued. His work on the agronomic and climatic drought limits should be emphasized. A high point in Reiner Keller's scientific work was the overall management of the Hydrological Atlas project of the Federal Republic of Germany.

honors and awards

Rainer Keller was honored for his commitment with the award of an honorary doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (1986) and honorary membership in the Serbian Geographical Society.

Publications (selection)

  • Waters and water balance of the mainland: an introduction to hydrography , Teubner, Stuttgart 1962.
  • The great lakes of North America . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1969.
  • Hydrology . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1980.
  • Hydrology and water management . Kirchzarten 1986.

literature

  • Furrier Scholar 1980
  • Hans-Jürgen Liebscher: Obituary for Reiner Keller . In: Geography . tape 49 , no. 4 , 1995, p. 265-268 , JSTOR : 25646726 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Press release LMU (A 55 - 86) of December 3, 1986