Werner Kasig

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Werner Kasig (born June 8, 1936 in Breslau ; † June 22, 2020 in Aachen ) was a German geologist and university professor .

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After graduating from high school, Kasig studied geology at the Bergakademie Freiberg , the University of Bonn and the RWTH Aachen University and completed his studies in 1962 with the examination to become a qualified geologist. He was then taken on as an assistant at RWTH Aachen University, where he received his doctorate in 1967 and completed his habilitation in 1980 .

This was followed by a two-year term as a professor of geology at the University of Essen . In 1982 he returned to RWTH Aachen University, where he headed the teaching and research area “General, Regional and Historical Geology” at the Geological Institute until his retirement in 2001.

Kasig's research focus was on the geology of the slate mountains on the left bank of the Rhine , the Eifel and the Aachen area, as well as research into carbonate rocks and environmental geology . He was mainly involved in geological public relations and was instrumental in initiating the establishment of geopaths, visitor mines and geological museums.

In addition, Kasig was one of the group of people who played a decisive role in the establishment of the Professional Association of German Geoscientists (BDG) based in Bonn in 1984 , of which he was in charge until 1987. During this time he set up an office with full-time management and was involved in the drafting of BDG communications. For his services to the BDG, he was made an honorary member in 1999.

In his place of residence in the Aachen district of Laurensberg , Kasig was one of the founding members of the "Laurensberger Heimatfreunde", in whose homeland sheets he published several articles with regional references.

Fonts (selection)

  • The importance of microfossils for the clarification of border problems in the younger Palaeozoic of Aachen , Geological Survey of Belgium, Brussels 1974
  • Biofacial and fine stratigraphic investigations in the Givetium and Frasnium on the northern edge of the Stavelot-Venn-Massif . Dissertation RWTH Aachen University, 1975
  • On the geology of the Aachen Lower Carboniferous (Left Rhine Slate Mountains, Germany): Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleogeography of the Aachen coal limestone and its importance for the development of the cultural landscape in the Aachen area , habilitation thesis, RWTH Aachen 1980
  • with Iradj Eschghi: Stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Siegenium and Emsium between Aachen and the Ahr Valley: (Left Rhine Slate Mountains, Germany) , Geological Institute Aachen 1984
  • with Eva Prokop: The lime kiln at the Bilstermühle in Kornelimünster, an important technical monument . An exhibition in the Stadtsparkasse Aachen, Kornelimünster office. May 31 - May 14 June 1985. With 28 illustrations.
  • with Birgit Weiskorn: On the history of the German lime industry and its organizations . Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1992, ISBN 978-3-7640-0300-5
  • with R. Gotthardt: Carbonate Rocks in Germany: Raw Material, Use, Environment , Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 978-3-7640-0355-5
  • The geological history of Laurensberg . In: Laurensberger Heimatblätter, issue 2/3, 1998
  • The use of geological conditions by humans in the area of ​​the city of Aachen , magazine of the Aachener Geschichtsverein , Volume 102, Aachen 1999/2000

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ honorary membership for Werner KASIG , press release of the Association of German Professional Geoscientists e. V.
personal data
SURNAME Kasig, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 2020
Place of death Aachen