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