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Martin Glaessner
Austrian palaeontologist (1906-1989)
Died aged 82CapricornAustria
Biography
Martin Fritz Glaessner (25 December 1906 – 23 November 1989) was a geologist and palaeontologist. Born and educated in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he spent the majority of his life in working for geoscientific institutes in Austria, Russia, Australia, and studying the geology of the South Pacific in Papua New Guinea and[Australia. Glaessner also did early work on the classification of the pre-Cambrian lifeforms now known as the Ediacaran biota, which he proposed were the early antecedents of modern lifeforms.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- University of Adelaide
- University of Vienna
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Russian State Geological Prospecting University
Family
- Parents
- Arthur Glaessner
Awards & honours (6)
- Lyell Medal
- Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- Member of the Order of Australia
- Eduard Suess medal
- Sir Joseph Verco Medal
Quick answers about Martin Glaessner
- How old was Martin Glaessner?
- Martin Glaessner died on November 23, 1989 at the age of 82.
- When is Martin Glaessner's birthday?
- Martin Glaessner was born on December 25, 1906.
- Where was Martin Glaessner born?
- Martin Glaessner was born in Ústí nad Labem.
- What is Martin Glaessner's zodiac sign?
- Martin Glaessner's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
- What is Martin Glaessner's nationality?
- Martin Glaessner is a citizen of Austria, Australia.
- What does Martin Glaessner do?
- Martin Glaessner is known as paleontologist, university teacher, carcinologist, geologist.
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