Reinhard Richter (paleontologist)
Reinhard Richter (born October 28, 1813 in Reinhardsbrunn ; † October 16, 1884 in Jena ) was a German teacher (director of the secondary school in Saalfeld ), geologist and paleontologist . He was a pioneer in researching the geology of the Thuringian Forest and was the ducal-Saxon secret council.
Life
He was the son of a pastor, went to high school in Hildburghausen and studied philology and theology in Jena. From 1837 he was a teacher in Saalfeld at the secondary school, whose director he became in 1853. As a pensioner he moved to Jena to devote himself to scientific studies.
He published fundamental studies on the mussel genus Myophoria of the wavy limestone of the Germanic Triassic, among other things on the Paleozoic (such as graptolites ) in Thuringia. Of them erstbeschrieb he Myophoria gibba and Myophoria mutica . In 1856 he published with the Viennese paleobotanist Franz Unger on fossil flora and fauna of the Oberdevon in Thuringia. In 1867/68 he published about Stone Age archaeological finds at the lime kiln and the red mountain in Saalfeld. He worked on the sheets of geological mapping by the Prussian State Geological Institute in the Saalfeld area. In 1849 he was accepted as a member (serial no. 121 of 170 members) in the German Geological Society , which was newly founded at the end of December 1848 .
He also published in botany and zoology (fish).
Honors
- 1853 elected member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina .
- 1858 honorary doctorate from the University of Jena
- Awarded the Saxon-Ernestine House Order, 1st class
Fonts
- Gaea von Salfeld, program of the secondary school Saalfeld 1853
- Myophoria of the Thuringian wave limestone. Journal of the German Geological Society, 21, 1869, pp. 444–457, panel VII
- The Thuringian Slate Mountains. VII. Trias, Journal of the German Geological Society, 21, 1869, pp. 430–441
Web links
- Wilhelm von Gümbel: Richter, Reinhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 497-499.
References and comments
- ↑ Memorandum. d. Vienna Academy math.-nat. Kl. XI, 1856, 87-186
- ^ Journal of the German Geological Society, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1849, p. 40 BHL
- ↑ Member entry by Reinhard Richter at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 12, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richter, Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reinhardsbrunn |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1884 |
| Place of death | Jena |