Eduard Suess
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- Born
- 1831
- Died
- 1914
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Ueber böhmische Graptolithen
- Ueber die Asymmetrie der nördlichen Halbkugel
- Einige Bemerkungen über den Mond
- Die Zusammensetzung der Spiralen Schale
- Die Brachiopoden der Stramberger schichten
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2
· 2018 · cited 7,349x
- The<i>Gaia</i>mission
· 2016 · cited 6,248x
- The Immune Landscape of Cancer
· 2018 · cited 4,663x
- Lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries
· 2014 · cited 4,502x
- Covalent radii revisited
· 2008 · cited 3,867x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1831-08-20 ) 20 August 1831, London , England
- Died
- 26 April 1914 (1914-04-26) (aged 82), Vienna , Austria
- Resting place
- Marz , Austria-Hungary, 47°43′6.991″N 16°24′57.932″E / 47.71860861°N 16.41609222°E / 47.71860861; 16.41609222
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna
- Known for
- Biosphere , Gondwana , Tethys Ocean , Das Antlitz der Erde , eustatic theory , sima , sial
- Spouse
- Hermine née Strauss
- Children
- 5 sons, 1 daughter
- Awards
- Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1892) , Wollaston Medal (1896) , Copley Medal (1903)
- Fields
- Palaeogeography , tectonics
- Doctoral students
- Melchior Neumayr , Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar , Fuchs, Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen , Albrecht Penck
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1831
- Died
- 26 April 1914
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- member of parliament
- Educated at
- TU Wien
- Employer
- University of Vienna
- Political party
- Constitutional Party
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Eduard Suess ( Austrian German: [ˈeːdu.ard ˈsyːs]; 20 August 1831 – 26 April 1914) was an Austrian geologist and a specialist on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana (proposed in 1861) and the Tethys Ocean. He also introduced the concepts of eustasy. As a professor of geology at the University of Vienna, he was a founding figure in geology in Austria, influencing numerous geologists across Europe. He was considered the "dean of geology" at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was also an Austrian parliament representative for the liberal party.
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1831 births1914 deathsAustrian ProtestantsCzech Technical University in Prague alumniForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyGeologists from Austria-HungaryInternational members of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalScientists from London