Eduard Suess
an Austrian geologist and an expert on the geography of the Alps!

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Born
20 August 1831 London, England
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Died
26 April 1914 (aged 82) Vienna, Austria
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Nationality
Austrian
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Known for
Biosphere, Gondwana, Tethys Ocean, Das Antlitz der Erde, Eustatic Theory, Sima, sial
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Fields
Palaeogeography, tectonics
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Alma mater
University of Vienna
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Awards
Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1892) Wollaston Medal (1896) Copley Medal (1903)
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Spouse(s)
Hermine née Strauss
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adultbasic
Austria
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Children
5 sons, 1 daughter
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Doctoral students
Melchior Neumayr Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar Fuchs Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen Albrecht Penck
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era
1800+
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Influenced
Jovan Cvijić