Carl Hermann Credner
Carl Hermann Credner ( born October 1, 1841 in Gotha, † July 21, 1913 in Leipzig) was a geoscientist at the University of Leipzig.
Life and work
Credner was the eldest of four sons of Regierungsassesors and later mountain Council Credner Heinrich and his wife Anna nee Vey. After high school he studied Mining Engineering at Clausthal and later mineralogy, geology and paleontology in Breslau, where he joined the Corps Silesia joined, and in Göttingen. In 1864 received his doctorate Credner with the work " The Pteroceras layers ( Apporrhais layers) the neighborhood of Hanover " at Göttingen University. After that he went to study (1865-1868) in the United States. Here Credner earned his money by experts working for the track construction and for gold mines.
After Credner in September 1868 returned from America, he wrote his habilitation thesis and in 1869 under Carl Friedrich Naumann lecturer in geology and paleontology at the University of Leipzig. In 1870 he was appointed associate professor of geology and paleontology. In the same year Credner became Vice leader in the medical corps part of the Franco-German War.
After the war he continued his academic career at the University of Leipzig. 1877 he was appointed ordinary honorary professor. In 1882 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina. 1895 took over the newly created Credner Ordinary Professor of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Arts.
1872 Hermann Credner was entrusted with the Geological investigation of Saxony. For this he was appointed Director of the later Saxon Geological Survey. The task involved the precise geological mapping of the Kingdom of Saxony in 127 map sheets. The Geological investigation was nearly completed under Credners line until 1895. It 123 maps were created ( the remaining cards comprised the border areas of Saxony to Prussia and were later developed ). For the first time was a comprehensive geological special map of Saxony.
From 1875 Credner also devoted himself to the earthquake observation in Saxony. It is due to that a seismological station in Leipzig was opened with the support of the Saxon government in 1902.
The German Society for Geosciences (formerly German Geological Society ) awards named after a Credner Award for outstanding achievements in the field of geology annually.
Private life
Hermann Credner was married to Marie Riebeck, daughter of the famous industrialist Carl Adolf Riebeck since 1872. The marriage produced six daughters were born.