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Othenio Abel
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Austrian botanist, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist (1875–1946)
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Othenio Abel was an Austrian paleontologist, zoologist, professor, and non-fiction writer. Born in Vienna in 1875, he was educated at the University of Vienna and later worked at the University of Vienna and the University of Göttingen. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Abel was also a member of the Nazi Party.
He received the Bigsby Medal and the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal. His notable works include *Die Methoden der paläobiologischen Forschung*, *Animali del passato*, *Die vorweltlichen Tiere in Märchen, Sage und Aberglauben*, *Die Abstammungslehre*, and *Allgemeine Paläontologie*. Abel died in Mondsee in 1946. He was the father of Wolfgang Abel and the son of Lothar Abel.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1875
- Died
- 1946
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Die Methoden der paläobiologischen Forschung
- Animali del passato
- Die vorweltlichen Tiere in Märchen, Sage und Aberglauben
- Die Abstammungslehre
- Allgemeine Paläontologie
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1875-06-20 ) 20 June 1875, Vienna
- Died
- 4 July 1946 (1946-07-04) (aged 71), Mondsee
- Awards
- Bigsby Medal (1911) , Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1920)
- Fields
- Paleontology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Abel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Mondsee
- Father
- Lothar Abel
- Occupation
- editor
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- University of Göttingen
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- paleontology
- Image
- Othenio Abel.jpg
- Work location
- Göttingen
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- date of birth
- 1875-06-20
- date of death
- 1946-07-04
- Commons category
- Othenio Abel
- name in native language
- Othenio Abel
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- Othenio Abel
- P8168
- Boeing 367-80
- birth name
- Othenio Lothar Franz Anton Louis Abel
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Encyclopedic overview
Othenio Lothar Franz Anton Louis Abel (20 June 1875 – 4 July 1946) was an Austrian paleontologist and evolutionary biologist. Together with Louis Dollo, he was the founder of "paleobiology" and studied the life and environment of fossilized organisms.
Life
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