Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff
Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff | |
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| Born | Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff 27 February 1860 |
| Died | 26 March 1942 (aged 82) |
Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff (27 February 1860 – 26 March 1942) was a Dutch geologist, biologist and explorer. He became an authority on the geology of South Africa and the Dutch East Indies.
Gustaaf Molengraaff studied
In 1888 Molengraaff took a job as a teacher at the University of Amsterdam. Before his assignment courses in geology were given by the chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff. During his assignment in Amsterdam, Molengraaff travelled to South Africa to study gold deposits (1891) and to Borneo (1894) where he explored large parts of the inland. Teaching at Amsterdam was not to his liking, because there were too little materials and students available.
In 1897 Molengraaff became "state geologist" of the
Due to his reputation as a geologist he could return to South Africa in 1901 to work as a geological consultant. One of his assignments was to describe the newly found
In 1906 he became professor at
Molengraaff was a close friend of
Molengraaff retired in 1930.
References
- ^ "Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff (1860–1942)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Birch, F. "Reginald Aldworth Daly" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Abstract: THE 1921-22 SHALER MEMORIAL EXPEDITION TO SOUTH AFRICA: R. A. DAly's INFLUENCE ON BUSHVELD PIONEERS G. A. F. MOLENGRAAFF AND A. L. HALL (2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004))".
Sources
- F. R. van Veen, 2004, Gustaaf Molengraaff, een avontuurlijk geleerde ISBN 90-407-2433-4
- H. A. Brouwer, 1942: Levensbericht van Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff in jaarboek der K.N.A.W. 1941–1942
- A. J. Pannekoek, 1962: Geological research at the universities of the Netherlands, 1877–1962 in Geologie & Mijnbouw, vol. 41 no. 4 pp. 161–174
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