Bernhard Studer

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Swiss geologist (1794–1887)

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::summary Swiss geologist (1794–1887) ::

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FieldValue
nameBernhard Studer
imageBernhard Studer.jpg
birth_date
birth_placeBüren an der Aare, Switzerland
death_date
death_placeBern, Switzerland
nationalitySwiss
fieldGeology
known_forGeology of the Alps
Elevation crater theory
fatherSamuel Emanuel Studer
prizesWollaston Medal (1879)
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::callout[type=note] the Swiss geologist ::

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Biography

Studer was born at Buren an der Aare near Bern on 21 August 1794. He was the son of Samuel Emanuel Studer, a malacologist and pastor, and Maria Margaretha Walther.

In 1825 he published his first major work, Beyträge zu einer Monographie der Molasse. Later on, he commenced his detailed investigations of the western Alps, and published in 1834 his Geologie der westlichen Schweizer-Alpen. In the same year, largely through his influence, the University of Bern was established and he became the first professor of geology. His Geologie der Schweiz in two volumes (1851–1853), and his geological maps of Switzerland, prepared with the assistance of Arnold Escher von der Linth, are high points of his research. In 1850 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Geological Society of London.

In 1859 he organized the geological survey of Switzerland, being appointed president of the commission, and retaining this position until the end of his life. It was remarked by Jules Marcou that Studer was present at the first meeting of the Société helvétique des sciences naturelles at Geneva on October 6, 1815, and remained a member during 72 years. In 1864, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London, in 1879. In 1882, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

References

References

  1. {{HDS. 28957. Urban Schertenleib. (3 July 2012)
        1. Studer, Bernhard. Wilhelm von Gümbel. ADB:Studer,_Bernhard ADB: Studer, Bernhard
  3. {{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Studer, Bernhard |volume=25 |page=1050}} This cites: Obituary by [[Jules Marcou]], ''Ann. rep. amer. acad. sci.'' for 1888.
  4. Judd, J. W.. (1888). "Obituary. Bernhard Studer". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.
  5. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Vf0KAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Bernhard+Studer%22+%22geological+survey%22+1859&pg=PA378 Google Books] Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume 23
  6. {{harvnb. Chisholm. 1911
  7. "APS Member History".
  8. [https://books.google.com/books?id=g2DzAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Bernhard+Studer%22+Wollaston&pg=PR28 Google Books] The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
  9. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter S". American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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