Wilhelm Schulz (mining engineer, 1805)
Wilhelm Phillip Daniel Schulz (also Guillermo Schulz , born March 6, 1805 in Dörnberg im Habichtswald ; † August 1, 1877 in Aranjuez , Spain ) was a German-Spanish geologist and mining engineer . He worked as a pioneer in geology and mining in various Spanish provinces.
Life
In August 1826 he moved to Spain . In 1830 Wilhelm Schulz was appointed commissioner for Spanish mining. In 1833 he became an inspector in the Galicia and Asturias Directorate . During this time he worked on basic writings on Spanish mining and coal mining . In 1844 he was appointed chief inspector in Asturias. The Spanish Queen Isabella II honored him for his services in 1849. From 1854 to 1857 he was a professor at the Mining Academy in Madrid . He then became president of a commission tasked with drawing up a geological soil map for Spain. This map was intended to record the mineral resources of Spain in order to be able to mine them economically. In 1857 he became vice-president of the Geological Institute in Madrid.
Schulz earned high scientific recognition and services to the development of Spanish mining. Wilhelm Schulz died at the age of 72 in Aranjuez, Spain.
A memorial in his birthplace Dörnberg has been commemorating the work of Wilhelm Schulz since 2005. Streets are named after him in the Asturian cities of Gijón , Oviedo and Mieres .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Schulz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homenaje a Guillermo Schulz (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulz, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daniel Schulz, Wilhelm Phillip (full name); Schulz, Guillermo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Spanish geologist and mining engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dörnberg in Habichtswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1877 |
| Place of death | Aranjuez , Spain |