Rudolf Koechlin
Rudolf Koechlin (11 November 1862 – 11 February 1939) was an Austrian
mineralogist
.
Koechlin was born and died in
Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum in Vienna. In 1897 he became a "custos-adjunct", later named a curator first-class (1912), and in 1920, was appointed director of the mineralogical-petrography department.[1][2]
His scientific research largely dealt with minerals found in the
He was the author of around 70 scientific papers and made important contributions towards publication of the "Mineralogisches Taschenbuch" (first edition, 1911).[2][4] From 1910 to 1932, he was a staff member of the Wiener Mineralogische Gesellschaft. In 1922, he became a correspondent member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.[2]
References
- ^ Natural History Museum of Vienna (biography)
- ^ a b c d Zotero The life and legacy of the mineralogist Rudolf Ignaz Koechlin (1862 – 1939)
- ^ Webmineral Koechlinite
- ^ WorldCat Title Mineralogisches Taschenbuch der Wiener mineralogischen Gesellschaft : 1911
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