Leopold von Buch

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Leopold von Buch was a prominent 19th-century German geologist and naturalist known for his influential work on volcanism, stratigraphy, and the geological mapping of Europe.

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instanceOf geologist
human
naturalist
awardReceived Copley Medal
Wollaston Medal
birthDate 1774-04-26
birthPlace Prussia
linked to: Duchy of Prussia

Stolpe an der Oder
linked to: Oderberg
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
dateOfBurial 1853-03-08
deathDate 1853-03-04
deathPlace Berlin
educatedAt Freiberg Mining Academy
University of Halle
familyName von Buch
fieldOfWork geology
paleontology
stratigraphy
volcanology
givenName Leopold
influenced 19th-century European geology
Charles Lyell
knownFor geological mapping of Europe
research on Scandinavian geology
research on the Alps
studies of volcanism in the Canary Islands
work on stratigraphic classification
languageOfWorkOrName German
laterInfluencedBy Plutonism
memberOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Royal Society of London
linked to: Royal Society

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
movement Neptunism
name Leopold von Buch
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Description physique des Îles Canaries
Geognostische Beobachtungen auf Reisen durch Deutschland und Italien
Über den Bau der Erde im Alpengebirge
occupation geologist
naturalist
placeOfBurial Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
studentOf Abraham Gottlob Werner
workLocation Alps
Berlin
Canary Islands
Scandinavia

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Leopold von Buch name Leopold von Buch