Viktor Uhlig Explained
Viktor Karl Uhlig (2 January 1857 – 4 June 1911) was an Austrian geologist and paleontologist.[1]
Biography
He studied geology and mineralogy at the universities of Graz and Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 1879. Afterwards he worked as a research assistant under Melchior Neumayr in Vienna, and in 1891 was named an associate professor of geology and mineralogy at the German Polytechnic in Prague. Two years later he became a full professor, and in 1900 returned to Vienna as a professor of geology and paleontology. In 1907 he was a co-founder of the Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien.[2] [3]
He is best remembered for his geological and tectonic investigations of the Carpathians and for his paleontological work involving ammonites of the Cretaceous period.[2]
Published works
- Die Cephalopodenfauna der Wernsdorfer Schichten, 1883 - Cephalopod fauna of the Wernsdorf stratification.
- Ueber das Vorkommen und die Entstehung des Erdöls, 1884 - On the occurrence and origin of oil.
- Erdgeschichte, 1886-87 (2 volumes), main author: Melchior Neumayr - History of the Earth.
- Die Geologie des Tatragebirges, 1897 - The geology of the Tatra Mountains.
- Über die Cephalopodenfauna der Teschener und Grodischter Schichten, 1900 - On cephalopod fauna of the Teschen and Grodischt strata.
- Bau und Bild der Karpaten, 1903 - Construction and image of the Carpathians.
- Über die Tektonik der Karpaten, 1907 - On the tectonics of the Carpathians.
- "The Fauna of the Spiti Shales", in: Palaeontologia Indica, 1910.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: ÖNB/ANNO AustriaN Newspaper Online. anno.onb.ac.at. 2014-11-29.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&dq=%22Uhlig%2C+Viktor%22+1857&pg=PA137 Thibaut - Zycha, Volume 10
- http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.u/u163522.htm AEIOU
- http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2006-63201/ Most widely held works by Viktor Karl Uhlig
