Ernst Kalkowsky
German mineralogist and geologist
About Ernst Kalkowsky
Lived 1851 – 1938 (aged 86). Ernst Kalkowsky was a mineralogist, geologist and university teacher.
Ernst Louis Kalkowsky (1851–1938) was a German geologist and museum scientist. His paper "Oolith and Stromatolith im Norddeutschen Bundsandstein" was one of the most important contributions to understand stromatolitic structures.
Works Elemente der Lithologie, 1886. Der Nephrit des Bodensees. Dresden: Wilhelm Baensch, 1906. Oolith and Stromatolith im Norddeutschen Bundsandstein, 1908.
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Who was Ernst Kalkowsky?
German mineralogist and geologist (1851-1938)
When was Ernst Kalkowsky born?
Ernst Kalkowsky was born on 9 September 1851 in Sovetsk.
When did Ernst Kalkowsky die?
Ernst Kalkowsky died on 13 February 1938 in Dresden.
What was Ernst Kalkowsky's occupation?
Ernst Kalkowsky was a mineralogist, geologist and university teacher.
What nationality was Ernst Kalkowsky?
Ernst Kalkowsky's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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