Wilhelm Fuchs (mining scientist)
Christian Wilhelm Fuchs (born August 1, 1802 in Leutschau ; † January 28, 1853 in Belgrade ) was an Austrian mining scientist .
Fuchs was born as the son of the high school professor in Leutschau and later superintendent in Lemberg Johann Samuel Fuchs (1770-1817). He received his doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1829 as Dr. phil. (Chemistry). After Fuchs completed studies at the Bergakademie Schemnitz in 1833 and 1834 , he trained further with the mountain tester in Schmöllnitz and then became a mountain official in Agordo . In 1837 he applied unsuccessfully for the professorship of chemistry, mineralogy and metallurgy at the Bergakademie Schemnitz, but was finally appointed chief smelter in Schemnitz in 1844. Since Fuchs was involved in the events of 1848 , he was removed from his position in 1849. From 1851 to 1853 he was in charge of mining in Serbia.
From 1849 he was a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
During his time in Vienna, Fuchs was temporarily a guest of Joseph Franz von Jacquin . Together with Ladislaus von Kralovanszky, he was the editor of the unfinished Flora Schneebergensis . Fuchs also collected fossils and published in the fields of paleontology, geology, and stratigraphy.
Publications
- Friedrich Mohs, a biographical attempt . Vienna: Kaulfus, Prandel & Co., 1843.
- About the influence of the shape of the terrain on the results of barometric and trigonometric height measurements of the geographical position of a point on the surface of the earth . Vienna, 1843.
- The Venetian Alps. A contribution to the knowledge of the high mountains. With a geogr. Map and mountain profiles in 18 panels . Solothurn and Vienna, 1844.
- Contributions to the theory of ore deposits with consideration of the most excellent mountain areas of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . Vienna: Gerold, 1846.
- Some remarks about the storage conditions in the Venetian Alps . In: session reports 5, 1850, pp. 452–464
- with Franz von Hauer : About the fossils collected by Mr. Bergrath W. Fuchs in the Venetian Alps . In: Denkschriften 2, 1850, pp. 1–19
literature
- A. Schroetter: In: Almanach ... 4, 1854, pp. 126-136.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Fuchs, Wilhelm . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 393–395 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm von Gümbel: Fuchs, Wilh. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 173 f.
- Fuchs Wilhelm. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 380.
- Helmuth Zapfe : Index Palaeontologicorum Austriae. Supplementum (= Catalogus fossilium Austriae. Issue 15a). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-7001-0948-2 , pp. 163–164 ( PDF (865 kB) on ZOBODAT ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuchs, Christian Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mining scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leutschau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1853 |
| Place of death | Belgrade |