Walter Wahl
Walter August Wahl (born October 8, 1879 in Viipuri , † October 18, 1970 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish geochemist and mineralogist .
Wahl received his doctorate in 1908. From 1918 to 1924 he was professor of chemistry at the Åbo Akademi in Turku and from 1937 to 1946 personal associate professor at the University of Helsinki . In Finland he was the first to introduce isotopic chemical investigations into geology.
In 1925 he named vyborgite , a variant of Rapakiwi granite. He worked with William Ramsay in the exploration of the crystalline basement of Finland . In addition to petrography , he dealt with the investigation of chemical substances at high pressure and low temperature. He was also interested in meteorites and had his own collection of around 100 specimens, which he bequeathed to the Helsinki University Museum.
Fonts
- The Enstatitaugite (1906)
- The rocks of the Wiborg Rapakiwig region. Fennia, Volume 45/20, Tilgmann, Helsingfors 1925, p. 6
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pekka Pyykkö: Luettelo Suomen kemian professoreista 1761–2000 (overview of the Finnish chemistry professors 1761–2000)
- ↑ The name of this Rapakiwi variant is derived from the Vyborg massif, part of the Russian-Finnish Karelia landscape in the vicinity of the city of Vyborg and goes back to the geologist Walter Wahl.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Choice, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wahl, Walter August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish mineralogist and geochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viipuri |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1970 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |