Johann Sölch
Johann Sölch (16 October 1883 in Penzing, near
geomorphological studies of the Eastern Alps
.
He studied under
University of Heidelberg, and in 1935 returned to Vienna, where he was named director of the Geographical Institute.[1] In 1947/48 he served as rector of the university.[2]
He served as secretary (mathematics and natural sciences division) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and in 1951 was appointed president of the Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft (Austrian Geographical Society).[2] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow for his work involving the geography of the British Isles.[2] Sölch Glacier, Antarctica commemorates his name,[3] as does Sölchgasse, a street in the 21st District of Vienna.[1]
Johann Sölch was the mentor and supervisor of Austrian geographers Hans Kinzl and Hans Bobek.
Selected works
- Die Formung der Landoberfläche, 1914 – The formation of the land surface.
- Geographischer Führer durch Nordtirol, 1924 – Geographical guide to North Tirol.
- Die Auffassung der natürlichen Grenze in der wissenschaftlichen Geographie, 1924 – The conception of the natural boundary.
- Die Landformung der Steiermark, 1928 – The formation of the land in Styria.
- Die Ostalpen, 1930 – The eastern Alps.
- Fluss- und eiswerk in den Alpen zwischen Ötztal und St. Gotthard, 1935 – – River and ice formations in the Alps between Ötztal and St. Gotthard.
- Die Semmeringgebiet, 1948 – The Semmering area.
- Die Landschaften der Britischen Inseln, 2 volumes, 1951-52 – The landscapes of the British Isles.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Austria-Forum biography
- ^ a b c Scholars in Stone and Bronze: The Monuments in the Arcaded Courtyard by Thomas Maisel
- ^ Sölch Glacier: Antarctica Geographical Names
- ^ IDREF.fr bibliography
- ^ Most widely held works by Johann Sölch WorldCat Identities
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