About Wawrzyniec Teisseyre
Lived 1860 – 1939 (aged 78). Wawrzyniec Teisseyre was a Polish geologist, paleontologist and university teacher.
Wawrzyniec Karol de Teisseyre (10 August 1860 – 2 May 1939) was a Polish geologist. He is known for his work on the southern part of the Trans European Suture Zone and Galician and Romanian geology.
Wawrzyniec Teisseyre was born in Kraków, Austrian Empire of French ancestry. He studied at the University of Vienna and the Mining Academy in Leoben (Austria) and worked at the institutes of geology in Vienna and Bucharest. As part of his work on the Geological Atlas of Galicia, he mapped the southern part of the Trans European Suture Zone (Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone) and associated features of the Carpathian Mountains. During his time in Bucharest he investigated oil deposits of Romania.
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Who was Wawrzyniec Teisseyre?
Polish geologist (1860-1939)
When was Wawrzyniec Teisseyre born?
Wawrzyniec Teisseyre was born on 10 August 1860 in Kraków.
When did Wawrzyniec Teisseyre die?
Wawrzyniec Teisseyre died on 2 April 1939 in Lviv.
What was Wawrzyniec Teisseyre's occupation?
Wawrzyniec Teisseyre was a geologist, paleontologist and university teacher.
What nationality was Wawrzyniec Teisseyre?
Wawrzyniec Teisseyre was Polish.
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