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Hermann Traube

1860 – 1913

German mieralogist

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Lived 1860 – 1913 (aged 52). Hermann Traube was a German mineralogist and university teacher.

Hermann Traube (September 24, 1860 – January 29, 1913) was a German mineralogist.

Biography Born on September 23, 1860, in Ratibor, Silesia, to chemist Moritz Traube.

He studied at the Universities of Leipzig, Heidelberg, Breslau and Greifswald, earning his doctorate in 1884. At Breslau his instructors were Ferdinand Cohn and Theodor Poleck.

In 1905, he became an associate professor at the University of Berlin, and later a professor in Greifswald. He was the author of a book on Silesian minerals called Die Minerale Schlesiens (1888). Other noted works by Traube include: Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Gabbros, Amphibolite und Serpentine des niederschlesischen Gebirges, 1884 – To the knowledge of gabbros, amphibolites and serpentines of the Lower Silesian mountains. Über den Ursprung des Materials der in Europa vorkommenden verarbeiteten Nephritobjecte, 1884. Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Nephelins und des Davyns, 1894 – Contributions to the knowledge of nephelines and davynes. Über das optische Drehungsvermögen von Körpern im krystallisirten und im flüssigen Zustande, 1895 – On the optical angle of rotation of bodies in crystallized and molten states.

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Leipzig University
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University of Greifswald, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Who was Hermann Traube?

German mieralogist (1860–1913)

When was Hermann Traube born?

Hermann Traube was born on 24 September 1860 in Racibórz.

When did Hermann Traube die?

Hermann Traube died on 29 January 1913 in Berlin.

What was Hermann Traube's occupation?

Hermann Traube was a mineralogist and university teacher.

What nationality was Hermann Traube?

Hermann Traube was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hermann Traube

· Wikidata: Q95339

· DBpedia: Hermann Traube

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