Traugott Wilhelm Gevers
Traugott Wilhelm Gevers (born April 23, 1900 in New Hanover , Natal , † 1991 ) was a South African geologist .
Gevers studied geology in Cape Town and Munich, where he received his doctorate in 1926 ( The Muschelkalk on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian Massif ). He worked as a geologist in Namibia for the Geological Survey of South Africa and was later a professor at the University of Witwatersrand .
Gevers published in particular on the geology of Namibia.
In 1958 he received the Leopold von Buch badge . He has been the namesake of Mount Gevers in Antarctica since 1967
Web links
- Biographies from Namibia, by Klaus Dierks
- Literature by and about Traugott Wilhelm Gevers in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Yearbook for Mineralogy, Geology and Paleontology, Abt. B., Supplement-Volume 56, 1927, pp. 243-436
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gevers, Traugott Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1991 |