Christian Leopold von Buch
German geologist (1774–1853)
Died aged 78TaurusKingdom of Prussia
Biography
Christian Leopold von Buch (26 April 1774 – 4 March 1853), usually cited as Leopold von Buch, was a German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder (now a part of Angermünde, Brandenburg) and is remembered as one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the nineteenth century. His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation. His most remembered accomplishment is the scientific definition of the Jurassic system.
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Awards & honours (5)
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society
- Wollaston Medal
- honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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