Oscar Fraas

German clergyman, paleontologist and geologist

Oscar Friedrich von Fraas (17 January 1824 in Lorch (Württemberg) – 22 November 1897 in Stuttgart) was a German clergyman, paleontologist and geologist. Fraas was a physico-theologist and saw fossil evidence in the light of the "Great Flood" of the Bible.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Oscar Fraas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 17, 1824, died Nov 22, 1897.¹

About

He was the father of geologist Eberhard Fraas (1862–1915).

From Wikipedia’s article on Oscar Fraas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Württemberg Wine Growers AssociationChair 1867 to 1891¹³

Early life and education

1847Mines ParisTech³
Date not recordedTübinger Stift³
Date not recordedEvangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren³
Date not recordedUniversity of Tübingen theology, paleontology, geology³
Date not recordedLatin school³

Career

Occupation: paleontologist, geologist, anthropologist.⁷

Since 1871Member of municipal council⁵
1867 to 1891Chair, Württemberg Wine Growers Association⁶
1854 to 1894Worked at State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart⁴
Date not recordedUniversity teacher, University of Hohenheim⁴

Personal life

BornJan 17, 1824, Lorch⁸
DiedNov 22, 1897, Stuttgart⁹
CitizenshipGerman Reich, Kingdom of Württemberg¹⁰
Children7¹¹

Awards

1894ennoblement¹²
1894honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen¹²

Sources

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