Wolfgang Vetters
Wolfgang Vetters (born January 25, 1944 in Vienna ; † December 31, 2017 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian geologist and archaeologist .
Life
Wolfgang Vetters was born on January 25, 1944, the son of archaeologist Hermann Vetters (1915–1993) and his wife Melanie Vetters (née Hierath), teacher of Latin and history, in Vienna. His grandfather Hermann Vetters senior (1880–1941) was a geologist. After graduation in 1962 in Vienna, he began a study of geology , mineralogy and paleontology at the University of Vienna and was in January 1968, Dr. phil. PhD . The topic of his dissertation was "On the geology of the SW part of the transition area between Rettenegg and Feistritzsattel ". After graduating, he initially worked as a geologist at Rohöl Aufsuchungs Ges.mbH (today Rohöl-Aufsuchungs AG (RAG)) in Upper Austria from 1968 to 1971 , before he worked as an assistant at the University's Institute of Geology and Paleontology on June 1, 1971 Salzburg changed. There he was, subsequently, to the university professor , before he in 2007 by now 63-year-old, emeritus was.
His main focus was on various topics of cultural geology ; At first he was still concerned with the crystalline of the Bohemian mass . In addition, Vetters was a correspondent for the Federal Geological Institute based in Vienna. His travels took him through Austria, Italy and Jordan to Ephesus in western Turkey , where his father was already leading excavations. He also published various books with geological, in particular cultural geological, reference.
Vetters died on December 31, 2017 shortly before his 74th birthday in Salzburg. One of his last research projects before his death was "Tunnels under the fortress mountain from Roman times ". He left behind his wife Herlinde (née Rothe), who was married in Vienna in 1970, and their three children. Cousin's body was cremated , and the farewell took place on January 12, 2018 at the Salzburg municipal cemetery before the urn was buried at a later date in his native Vienna.
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| SURNAME | Vetters, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian geologist and archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 2017 |
| Place of death | Salzburg , Austria |