Eduard Suess
Eduard Suess (German: [ˈeːduaʁt zyːs]; 20 August 1831 - 26 April 1914) was an Austrian geologist and an expert on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana (proposed in 1861) and the Tethys Ocean.
Eduard Suess | |
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 Eduard Suess, 1869 | |
| Born | 20 August 1831 London, England |
| Died | 26 April 1914 (aged 82) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Marz, Austria 47°43′6.991″N 16°24′57.932″E |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Biosphere, Gondwana, Tethys Ocean, Das Antlitz der Erde, Eustatic Theory, Sima, sial |
| Spouse | Hermine née Strauss |
| Children | 5 sons, 1 daughter |
| Awards | Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1892) Wollaston Medal (1896) Copley Medal (1903) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Palaeogeography, tectonics |
| Doctoral students | Melchior Neumayr Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar Fuchs Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen Albrecht Penck |
| Influenced | Jovan Cvijić[1] |