Torsten Rossmann (geoscientist)

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Torsten Rossmann (born June 8, 1966 in Jugenheim ) is a German geoscientist .

Life

Rossmann studied mechanical engineering, biology and geosciences in Darmstadt and received his doctorate in 1996 from the University of Mainz . After working in Tübingen , Halle (Saale) and Bristol , he headed the Bionics Center at the University of Darmstadt . In 2008 he published a handbook on bionics together with Cameron Tropea . Furthermore, he published several articles for the Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen eV , an association of Christians from predominantly scientific professions, which mainly represents the biblical doctrine of creation. Since 2005 he has been working as a ministerial official at the Hessian Ministry of Science. Rossmann lives in Darmstadt-Eberstadt and was elected to the Darmstadt city council in 2006.

Rossmann resigned his mandate in February 2012 after more than 23,000 stolen antiquarian documents from library holdings and 1,000 fossils stolen from museums were seized in his house, including books from the Princely Waldeckische Hofbibliothek in Bad Arolsen . The total value of the stolen goods was estimated at several million euros.

In June 2015 he was sentenced to 11 months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 5,000 euros by the Korbach District Court without an oral hearing . A medical expert had previously declared him incapable of standing.

Fonts

  • with Cameron Tropea: Bionics: Current research results in natural science, engineering and humanities , Springer, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-540-21890-4
  • Lizards and double creeps of prehistoric times , Hohenwarsleben: Westarp-Wiss., 2001, ISBN 3894329017 (Status: in preparation since 2001, so it is doubtful whether this book will ever appear!)
  • Skeletal-anatomical description of Pristichampus rollinatii (Gray) (Crocodilia, Eusuchia) from the Paleogene of Europe, North America and East Asia , Senckenbergische Naturforschende Ges., Frankfurt am Main 2000. Diss. Univ. Mainz 1996
  • Fully preserved "Iguanids", cf. Geiseltaliellus longicaudus Kuhn, 1944 ("Reptilia": SQUAMATA) from the Middle Eocene of the Messel Pit near Darmstadt , Dipl. TU Darmstadt, 1992

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Torsten Roßmann resigns , in: Börsenblatt , March 4, 2012
  2. ↑ Lucas Wiegelmann: The Revenge of Stolen Books , in: Welt am Sonntag , March 4, 2012
  3. ↑ "accusation Bücherklau" ( Memento of the original dated 7 April 2012 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.echo-online.de
  4. ↑ "Notorious book thief is also said to have stolen fossils" ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.echo-online.de
  5. ↑ Probation for a book thief , in: Frankfurter Rundschau , June 30, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Rossmann, Torsten
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rossmann, Torsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geoscientist
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Youth home