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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
From 1875 to 1880 he conducted geological mapping in [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxony]] as part of the ''Sächsischen Geologischen Landesanstalt'' (Saxon Geological Survey),<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=65j5CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=%22+August+Rothpletz%22+1853&source=bl&ots=J9MQZwHuOb&sig=agK1bhRrxLHmt-VldejP0cQKho4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBTgKahUKEwil9_bSkPPHAhXXnIgKHcE4Dzg#v=onepage&q=%22%20August%20Rothpletz%22%201853&f=false Recollections of a Petrologist] by Joseph Paxson Iddings</ref> afterwards receiving his doctorate from the [[University of Leipzig]] (1882). Two years later he obtained his habilitation at the [[University of Munich]], where he taught classes in geology, Alpine [[tectonics]] and [[paleobotany]].<ref>"Statement based on translated text from an equivalent article at the [[German Wikipedia]]".</ref> In 1894 he became an associate professor and in 1904 succeeded [[Karl von Zittel]] as professor of geology and paleontology at Munich.<ref name=NA>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bEs-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=%22+August+Rothpletz%22+Neustadt&source=bl&ots=9xIQ5b4dom&sig=EDrDgnN1H2uT7tWs_CyfLd_5AZo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAzgKahUKEwiE_Zuzk_PHAhUUK4gKHe7FDmo#v=onepage&q=%22%20August%20Rothpletz%22%20Neustadt&f=false Nature, Volume 101] Macmillan Journals Limited, 1918</ref> From 1904 to 1918 he was director of the ''Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie'' (Bavarian Geological-Paleontological State Collections).<ref name=BH>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33190398#page/941/mode/1up BHL] Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications</ref>
From 1875 to 1880 he conducted geological mapping in [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxony]] as part of the ''Sächsischen Geologischen Landesanstalt'' (Saxon Geological Survey),<ref>{{Cite book|last=Iddings|first=Joseph Paxson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id&#61;65j5CQAAQBAJ&pg&#61;PA84&lpg&#61;PA84&dq&#61;%2522+August+Rothpletz%2522+1853&source&#61;bl&ots&#61;J9MQZwHuOb&sig&#61;agK1bhRrxLHmt-VldejP0cQKho4&hl&#61;en&sa&#61;X&ved&#61;0CDgQ6AEwBTgKahUKEwil9_bSkPPHAhXXnIgKHcE4Dzg#v&#61;onepage&q&#61;%2522%2520August%2520Rothpletz%2522%25201853&f&#61;false|title=Recollections of a Petrologist|date=2015|publisher=Geological Society of America|isbn=978-0-8137-2512-3|language=en}}</ref> afterwards receiving his doctorate from the [[University of Leipzig]] (1882). Two years later he obtained his habilitation at the [[University of Munich]], where he taught classes in geology, Alpine [[tectonics]] and [[paleobotany]].<ref>"Statement based on translated text from an equivalent article at the [[German Wikipedia]]".</ref> In 1894 he became an associate professor and in 1904 succeeded [[Karl von Zittel]] as professor of geology and paleontology at Munich.<ref name=NA>{{Cite book|last=Lockyer|first=Sir Norman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id&#61;bEs-AQAAMAAJ&pg&#61;PA109&lpg&#61;PA109&dq&#61;%2522+August+Rothpletz%2522+Neustadt&source&#61;bl&ots&#61;9xIQ5b4dom&sig&#61;EDrDgnN1H2uT7tWs_CyfLd_5AZo&hl&#61;en&sa&#61;X&ved&#61;0CC0Q6AEwAzgKahUKEwiE_Zuzk_PHAhUUK4gKHe7FDmo#v&#61;onepage&q&#61;%2522%2520August%2520Rothpletz%2522%2520Neustadt&f&#61;false|title=Nature|date=1918|publisher=Macmillan Journals Limited|language=en}}</ref> From 1904 to 1918 he was director of the ''Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie'' (Bavarian Geological-Paleontological State Collections).<ref name=BH>{{Cite book|last=Stafleu|first=Frans A.|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103624|title=Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types|last2=Cowan|first2=Richard S.|date=1983|publisher=Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema|isbn=978-90-313-0224-6|edition=2d ed.|volume=4|location=Utrecht}}</ref>


He performed research on a wide array of subjects, that included studies on the structure of [[calcareous]] [[algae]] and the [[folding (geology)|folding of rocks]] in mountain ranges. He was particularly interested in geological problems associated with the [[Alps]], publishing two important works as a result, ''Geotektonische Probleme'' (1894) and ''Geologische Alpenforschungen'' (1900–08). He also studied [[marine geology|marine geological formations]] of the [[Canary Islands]],<ref name=NA/> publishing the treatise ''Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria'' (1890), in collaboration with [[Vittorio Simonelli|Victor Simonelli]].<ref>[http://www.kanarischefibel.eu/quellen/rothpletz-simonelli.html Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502111636/http://www.kanarischefibel.eu/quellen/rothpletz-simonelli.html |date=2014-05-02 }} Kanarische Literatur. Deutsche Entdeckungen</ref>
He performed research on a wide array of subjects, that included studies on the structure of [[calcareous]] [[algae]] and the [[folding (geology)|folding of rocks]] in mountain ranges. He was particularly interested in geological problems associated with the [[Alps]], publishing two important works as a result, ''Geotektonische Probleme'' (1894) and ''Geologische Alpenforschungen'' (1900–08). He also studied [[marine geology|marine geological formations]] of the [[Canary Islands]],<ref name=NA/> publishing the treatise ''Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria'' (1890), in collaboration with [[Vittorio Simonelli|Victor Simonelli]].<ref>[http://www.kanarischefibel.eu/quellen/rothpletz-simonelli.html Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502111636/http://www.kanarischefibel.eu/quellen/rothpletz-simonelli.html |date=2014-05-02 }} Kanarische Literatur. Deutsche Entdeckungen</ref>


He was a foreign correspondent of the [[Geological Society of London]] (from 1894), becoming a foreign member in 1903.<ref name=NA/> In 1948 the [[calcimicrobe]] genus ''[[Rothpletzella]]'' was named in his honor.<ref name=BH/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=X_7uCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA410&lpg=PA410&dq=%22Rothpletzella%22&source=bl&ots=bbfw4RH9xZ&sig=GLB8cia1YlCrTRrTAM-G1kwzc-M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCWoVChMIxv3Updj1xwIV0qWICh36zgpc#v=onepage&q=%22Rothpletzella%22&f=false Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application] by Erik Flügel</ref>
He was a foreign correspondent of the [[Geological Society of London]] (from 1894), becoming a foreign member in 1903.<ref name=NA/> In 1948 the [[calcimicrobe]] genus ''[[Rothpletzella]]'' was named in his honor.<ref name=BH/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Flügel|first=Erik|url=https://books.google.com/books?id&#61;X_7uCAAAQBAJ&pg&#61;PA410&lpg&#61;PA410&dq&#61;%2522Rothpletzella%2522&source&#61;bl&ots&#61;bbfw4RH9xZ&sig&#61;GLB8cia1YlCrTRrTAM-G1kwzc-M&hl&#61;en&sa&#61;X&ved&#61;0CEAQ6AEwCWoVChMIxv3Updj1xwIV0qWICh36zgpc#v&#61;onepage&q&#61;%2522Rothpletzella%2522&f&#61;false|title=Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application|date=2013-11-11|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-662-08726-8|language=en}}</ref>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
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** I. ''Das Grenzgebiet zwischen den Ost- und West-Alpen und die rhaetische Ueberschiebung''. 1900 &ndash; The border between the Eastern and Western Alps and the [[Rhaetian Alps|Rhaetian]] overthrusting.
** I. ''Das Grenzgebiet zwischen den Ost- und West-Alpen und die rhaetische Ueberschiebung''. 1900 &ndash; The border between the Eastern and Western Alps and the [[Rhaetian Alps|Rhaetian]] overthrusting.
** II. ''Ausdehnung und Herkunft der rhaetischen Schubmasse''. 1905 &ndash; Origin and expansion of the Rhaetian thrust mass.
** II. ''Ausdehnung und Herkunft der rhaetischen Schubmasse''. 1905 &ndash; Origin and expansion of the Rhaetian thrust mass.
** III. ''Die Nord- ind Süd-Ueberschiebungen in den Freiburger Alpen''. 1908 &ndash; The north and south overthrusts in the [[Fribourg Alps]].<ref>[https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/August_Rothpletz de.WikiSource] August Rothpletz</ref>
** III. ''Die Nord- ind Süd-Ueberschiebungen in den Freiburger Alpen''. 1908 &ndash; The north and south overthrusts in the [[Fribourg Alps]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=August Rothpletz – Wikisource|url=https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/August_Rothpletz|access-date=2023-01-15|website=de.wikisource.org|language=de}}</ref>
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Friedrich August Rothpletz (28 April 1853, in Neustadt an der Haardt – 27 January 1918, in Oberstdorf) was a German geologist and paleontologist.

Biography

From 1875 to 1880 he conducted geological mapping in Saxony as part of the Sächsischen Geologischen Landesanstalt (Saxon Geological Survey),[1] afterwards receiving his doctorate from the University of Leipzig (1882). Two years later he obtained his habilitation at the University of Munich, where he taught classes in geology, Alpine tectonics and paleobotany.[2] In 1894 he became an associate professor and in 1904 succeeded Karl von Zittel as professor of geology and paleontology at Munich.[3] From 1904 to 1918 he was director of the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (Bavarian Geological-Paleontological State Collections).[4]

He performed research on a wide array of subjects, that included studies on the structure of calcareous algae and the folding of rocks in mountain ranges. He was particularly interested in geological problems associated with the Alps, publishing two important works as a result, Geotektonische Probleme (1894) and Geologische Alpenforschungen (1900–08). He also studied marine geological formations of the Canary Islands,[3] publishing the treatise Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria (1890), in collaboration with Victor Simonelli.[5]

He was a foreign correspondent of the Geological Society of London (from 1894), becoming a foreign member in 1903.[3] In 1948 the calcimicrobe genus Rothpletzella was named in his honor.[4][6]

Selected works

  • Das Karwendelgebirge, 1888 – The Karwendel Mountains.
  • Ein geologischer Querschnitt durch die Ost-Alpen, 1894 – A geological cross section of the eastern Alps.
  • Geotektonische Probleme, 1894 – Geotectonic problems.
  • Das Geotektonische Problem Der Glarner Alpen, 1898 – The geotectonic problem of the Glarus Alps
  • Geologische Alpenforschungen (Geological Alpine investigations):
    • I. Das Grenzgebiet zwischen den Ost- und West-Alpen und die rhaetische Ueberschiebung. 1900 – The border between the Eastern and Western Alps and the Rhaetian overthrusting.
    • II. Ausdehnung und Herkunft der rhaetischen Schubmasse. 1905 – Origin and expansion of the Rhaetian thrust mass.
    • III. Die Nord- ind Süd-Ueberschiebungen in den Freiburger Alpen. 1908 – The north and south overthrusts in the Fribourg Alps.[7]
The standard author abbreviation Rothpletz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

References

  1. ^ Iddings, Joseph Paxson (2015). Recollections of a Petrologist. Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-2512-3.
  2. ^ "Statement based on translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia".
  3. ^ a b c Lockyer, Sir Norman (1918). Nature. Macmillan Journals Limited.
  4. ^ a b Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1983). Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Vol. 4 (2d ed. ed.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. ISBN 978-90-313-0224-6. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Die marinen Ablagerungen auf Gran Canaria Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Kanarische Literatur. Deutsche Entdeckungen
  6. ^ Flügel, Erik (2013-11-11). Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-662-08726-8.
  7. ^ "August Rothpletz – Wikisource". de.wikisource.org (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  8. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Rothpletz.
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