Christian Leopold von Buch

Christian Leopold von Buch
Christian Leopold von Buch, by Carl Joseph Begas (1850)
Born(1774-04-26)26 April 1774
Stolpe an der Oder, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia (now a part of Angermünde, Germany)
Died4 March 1853(1853-03-04) (aged 78)
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia
NationalityGerman
Known forJurassic System
Andesite
Magma mixing
Elevation crater theory[1]
AwardsWollaston Medal (1842)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology

Christian Leopold von Buch (26 April 1774 – 4 March 1853), usually cited as Leopold von Buch, was a German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder (now a part of Angermünde, Brandenburg) and is remembered as one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the nineteenth century. His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation. His most remembered accomplishment is the scientific definition of the Jurassic system.

  1. ^ Şengör, Celâl (1982). "Classical theories of orogenesis". In Miyashiro, Akiho; Aki, Keiiti; Şengör, Celâl (eds.). Orogeny. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 3–5. ISBN 0-471-103764.