Alfred Eisenack | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1891 Altfelde, West Prussia |
| Died | 19 April 1982 Reutlingen |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Jena, University of Königsberg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Tübingen |
Alfred Eisenack (born 13 May 1891 in Altfelde, West Prussia, died 19 April 1982 in Reutlingen) was a German paleontologist. He was a pioneer of micropaleontology and palynology. His botanical and mycological author abbreviation is "Eisenack".
Eisenack took his photographs using a Leitz monocular microscope, to which he attached a box camera fashioned from a biscuit tin and furnished with glass negatives.[1] He first described chitinozoans and many species of acritarchs, dinoflagellate cysts and graptolites. In 1973 he became an honorary member of the Paleontological Society.