Wilhelm Hammer (geologist)
Wilhelm Hammer (born November 13, 1875 in Feldkirch , Vorarlberg, † December 26, 1942 in Innsbruck , Tyrol) was an Austrian geologist.
Life
Wilhelm Hammer studied at the University of Innsbruck , passed the teaching examination in 1899 and obtained a doctorate in medicine. phil. In 1901 he joined the Imperial and Royal Geological Institute , later the Federal Geological Institute, of which he was director from 1932 to 1935.
His main activity was the geological exploration and new recording of the Tyrolean Central Alps . The upper Ennstal and the Kitzbühel Alps were also his research goals.
In 1920 and 1921 he was also chairman of the Geological Society .
He was an excellent mountaineer. He was the first to climb the Dremelspitze with Ampferer .
Works
Geolog. Cards:
- Southern part of the Karwendel , together with Otto Ampferer , 1898
- Cles, 1903
- Bormio -Tonale, 1908
- Glurns- Ortler , 1912
- Nauders , 1923
- Landeck , 1924
- Ötztal , 1929
- Sölden -St. Leonhard, 1932
- Admont - Hieflau , 1933
- Kitzbühel - Zell am See , 1935
Books:
- Geological guide through the West Tyrolean Central Alps, 1922
literature
- Hammer, Wilhelm. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 165.
Individual evidence
- ^ Tillfried Cernajsek, Johannes Seidl: Between Science, Politics and Practice - 100 Years of the Austrian Geological Society. (PDF; 4.33 MB) In: univie.ac.at . 2010, accessed August 27, 2020.
Web links
- Georg Rosenberg: Hammer, Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 592 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Entry on Wilhelm Hammer in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hammer, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feldkirch , Vorarlberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1942 |
| Place of death | Innsbruck , Tyrol |