Viktor Uhlig | |
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Born | 2 January 1857 |
Died | 4 June 1911
Karlovy Vary, Austria-Hungary | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Geologist and paleontologist |
Viktor Karl Uhlig (2 January 1857 – 4 June 1911) was an Austrian geologist and paleontologist. [1]
He studied geology and mineralogy at the universities of Graz and Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 1879. Afterwards he worked as a research assistant under Melchior Neumayr in Vienna, and in 1891 was named an associate professor of geology and mineralogy at the German Polytechnic in Prague. Two years later he became a full professor, and in 1900 returned to Vienna as a professor of geology and paleontology. In 1907 he was a co-founder of the Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien. [2] [3]
He is best remembered for his geological and tectonic investigations of the Carpathians and for his paleontological work involving ammonites of the Cretaceous period. [2]
Viktor Uhlig | |
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Born | 2 January 1857 |
Died | 4 June 1911
Karlovy Vary, Austria-Hungary | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Geologist and paleontologist |
Viktor Karl Uhlig (2 January 1857 – 4 June 1911) was an Austrian geologist and paleontologist. [1]
He studied geology and mineralogy at the universities of Graz and Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 1879. Afterwards he worked as a research assistant under Melchior Neumayr in Vienna, and in 1891 was named an associate professor of geology and mineralogy at the German Polytechnic in Prague. Two years later he became a full professor, and in 1900 returned to Vienna as a professor of geology and paleontology. In 1907 he was a co-founder of the Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien. [2] [3]
He is best remembered for his geological and tectonic investigations of the Carpathians and for his paleontological work involving ammonites of the Cretaceous period. [2]