Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg was an Austrian mineralogist, born in 1836 in Litovel, Moravia, and died in 1927 in Vienna. He studied at the University of Vienna before earning his doctorate in mineralogy at Heidelberg and Tubingen, later serving as director of the Imperial Mineralogical Cabinet from 1868 to 1877 and as professor of petrography at the University of Vienna. He is known for his work on the classification of meteorites, and he became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1882 and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1905.
Facts
Defining ContributionMeteorite classification 1 Connections
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Wikidata: Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg
Sources
1. Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg - Wikipedia
Infobox: birth_date
April 19, 1836
Lead paragraph
19 April 1836
Infobox, birth_place
Litovel, Moravia
Infobox, known_for
Meteorite classification
View the Source2. Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg (Wikidata)
P570 (date of death)
died 1927-05-04
P570 (date of death) [year]
died 1927
P20 (place of death)
died in Vienna
Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
also known as Gustav Tschermak
Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
also known as Tschermak G
Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
also known as Gustav von Tschermak-Seysenegg
P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
citizen of Austria
P19 (place of birth) [1]
born in Litovel
View the SourceWikidata: Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.