Eduard Suess
Eduard Suess | |
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Eduard Suess, 1869 | |
| Born | 20 August 1831 London, England |
| Died | 26 April 1914 (aged 82) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Marz, Austria-Hungary 47°43′6.991″N 16°24′57.932″E / 47.71860861°N 16.41609222°E |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Biosphere, Gondwana, Tethys Ocean, Das Antlitz der Erde, eustatic theory, sima, sial |
| Spouse | Hermine née Strauss |
| Children | 5 sons, 1 daughter |
| Awards | Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1892) Wollaston Medal (1896) Copley Medal (1903) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Palaeogeography, tectonics |
| Doctoral students | Melchior Neumayr Johann August Georg Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvar Fuchs Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen Albrecht Penck |
Eduard Suess (Austrian German: [ˈeːdu.ard ˈsyːs]; 20 August 1831 – 26 April 1914) was an Austrian geologist and a specialist on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana (proposed in 1861) and the Tethys Ocean. He also introduced the concepts of eustasy. As a professor of geology at the University of Vienna, he was a founding figure in geology in Austria, influencing numerous geologists across Europe. He was considered the "dean of geology" at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was also an Austrian parliament representative for the liberal party.