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Adolf Knop
German geologist and mineralogist
Adolf Knop (12 January 1828, in Altenau – 27 December 1893, in Karlsruhe) was a German geologist and mineralogist.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Adolf Knop (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 12, 1828, died Dec 27, 1893.1
About
He studied mathematics and sciences at the University of Göttingen, where he was a pupil of chemist Friedrich Wöhler and mineralogist Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann. From 1849 he taught classes at the vocational school in Chemnitz. In 1857 he became an associate professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of Giessen, where in 1863 he attained a full professorship. In 1866 he relocated to Karlsruhe as a professor at the Polytechnic school. In 1878 he succeeded Moritz August Seubert as manager of the Grand Ducal Natural History Cabinet.
He was a catalyst towards the establishment of the Oberrheinischer Geologischer Verein (Upper Rhine Geological Society). A cerium-rich variety of perovskite called "knopite" is named after him.
From Wikipedia’s article on Adolf Knop, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Göttingen3
Career
Occupation: teacher, geologist, mineralogist, university teacher.6
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Giessen4
- Date not recordedWorked at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology4
- Date not recordedFounded Oberrheinischer Geologischer Verein5
Personal life
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