The bicentenary of Georg Hartung, a German pioneer geologist, explorer, and illustrator-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The bicentenary of Georg Hartung, a German pioneer geologist, explorer, and illustrator

Published:2021-11-09 Issue:2 Volume:12 Page:217-223
ISSN:2190-5029
Container-title:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Hist. Geo Space. Sci.

Author:

Góis-Marques Carlos A.^ORCID,Menezes de Sequeira Miguel,Madeira José

Abstract

Abstract. We present a tribute to Georg Friedrich Karl Hartung (1821–1891), a less-known, non-academic German geologist, on his 200th birthday anniversary. Influenced by eminent 19th century scientific personalities, such as Oswald Heer, Charles Lyell, and Alexander von Humboldt, he performed pioneer geological observations and sampling in the Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands volcanic archipelagos. Later in his life, he travelled to the USA and explored the Scandinavian countries. His scientific endeavours were published in several books and papers, many of them co-authored by academic German geologists and palaeontologists. His works on Macaronesia are deemed as classics, and many have been enriched by his detailed geological illustrations.

Publisher

Copernicus GmbH

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science,General Earth and Planetary Sciences

Link

https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/12/217/2021/hgss-12-217-2021.pdf

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