Rudolf Kner
Rudolf Kner (born August 24, 1810 in Linz , † October 27, 1869 in Vienna ) was an Austrian zoologist, geologist, paleontologist and ichthyologist .
life and work
Kner first studied medicine and received his doctorate in this subject. He then took a position at the Vienna kuk Hof-Naturalienkabinett , where he a. a. worked with Johann Jakob Heckel , but in 1841 he switched to the University of Lemberg as professor of natural history and agricultural studies and returned to Vienna in 1849, first as a supplement to mineralogy, then as professor of zoology at the university (appointed November 16, 1849). His main research focus was descriptive fish science. He was also an avid paleontologist and geologist and wrote a textbook on the subject (1851).
Honors
In 1863 he was elected a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .
Fonts
- Guide to the study of geology , Vienna, 1851, 2nd edition 1855.
- Textbook of Zoology , Vienna, 1849, 2nd edition 1855, 3rd edition 1862.
- with Heckel: The freshwater fish of the Austrian monarchy , Leipzig, 1858
- Reflections on the Ganoids, as a natural order . In: Meeting reports of the Imperial Academy of Sciences [Vienna], 54, 1862, pp. 519–536
- The fish of the bituminous slate from Raibl in Carinthia . In: Session reports of the mathematical and natural science class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences 53, 1866, 152–197, panels I – VI.
- The fossil fish of the asphalt slate of Seefeld in Tyrol. In: Meeting reports of the mathematical and natural science class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences 54, 1866, pp. 303–334, 6 plates
- I. Addendum to the fossil fauna of the asphalt slate from Seefeld in Tyrol. In: Meeting reports of the mathematical and natural science class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences 56: 1867, pp. 898–909, panels I – III
- II. Another addendum on the knowledge of the fossil fish from Raibl in Carinthia. In: Meeting reports of the mathematical and natural science class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences 56, 1867, pp. 909–913, panel IV
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kner, Rudolphn . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, pp. 143–145 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Hess : Kner, Rudolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 279 f.
- Kner Rudolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 436.
- Salvini-Plawen, L .; Mizzaro, M .: 150 years of zoology at the University of Vienna. - Negotiations of the Zoological-Botanical Society in Austria 136 (1999), 1–76.
- Salvini-Plawen, L .; Svojtka, M .: Fish, petrefacts and poems: Rudolf Kner (1810–1869) - a foray through his life and work. Denisia 24: 1-132 (2008).
Web links
- Entry on Rudolf Kner in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Svojtka, M. (2006): Rudolf Kner and his contribution to the earth sciences. Reports of the Federal Geological Institute (Vienna), 69: 73–75
- Svojtka, M. (2007): Impressions from the early days of geological exploration of Eastern Galicia (Ukraine): Life and geological work of Rudolf Kner (1810–1869). In: Geo.Alp (Innsbruck), special volume 1: 145–154
- Natural History Museum Vienna: History of the fish collection
Individual evidence
- ↑ The life and geological works of Rudolf Kner (1810–1869) Geology, Innsbruck, accessed on April 4, 2009
- ↑ Member entry of Rudolf Kner (with picture) at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on February 9, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kner, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian zoologist, paleontologist and ichthyologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1869 |
| Place of death | Vienna |