Richard Geisler
Richard Geisler (born June 15, 1906 in Weiherhammer ; † March 21, 1967 ) was a German paleontologist and mine director.
Life
Geisler was the son of a foreman and attended the humanistic grammar school in Straubing . From 1925 he first studied philosophy at the Philosophical-Theological University in Regensburg and then natural sciences at the University of Würzburg , where he turned particularly to geology and received his doctorate in 1937 (date of the examination) under Adolf Wurm ( on the stratigraphy of the main shell limestone in the area of Würzburg with special consideration of the Ceratites ).
He first described the Ceratites Ceratites pinguis (not valid), Ceratites alticella (valid) and Ceratites elegans (= Ceratites diversus WENGER 1957).
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Individual evidence
- ^ Curriculum vitae in dissertation from 1938. Amberg was given as the place of residence
- ↑ Jb. D. Prussia. Geological State Institute, Volume 59 for 1938, Berlin 1939, pp. 197–248, Plates 4–8
- ↑ Terra Triassica, Ceratites alticella, Geisler 1939
- ↑ Ceratites diversus
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geisler, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German palaeontologist and mine director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weiherhammer |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1967 |