Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann

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Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann

Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (22 February 1782,

mineralogist.[1]

Biography

He was born in

In 1811 he was appointed professor of technology and mining, and later of geology and mineralogy at the university of Göttingen, which he occupied until shortly before his death. Additionally, he was secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Göttingen for many years. In 1813, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[1]

He published observations on the

felspar, tachylite, cordierite and on some eruptive rocks, and devoted much attention to the crystals developed during metallurgical processes[2]

In 1816, with

Jean Baptiste Biot.[4] He is also credited with coining the names pyromorphite (1813) and rhodochrosite (1813).[5][6]

Selected publications

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Chisholm 1911, p. 70
  2. ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 70–71.
  3. ^ Allophane Mindat.org
  4. ^ Biotite Mindat.org
  5. ^ Pyromorphite Mindat.org
  6. ^ Rhodochrosite Mindat.org
  7. ^ HathiTrust Digital Library published works

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hausmann, Johann Friedrich Ludwig". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 70–71.

Further reading

  • Über die krystallformen des cordierits von bodenmais in Bayern, Göttingen, 1859, Druck der Dieterichschen Univ.-buchdruckerei.