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'''Aristides Brezina''' (4 May 1848 – 25 May 1909) was an [[Austria]]n [[mineralogist]] born in [[Vienna]]. |
'''Aristides Brezina''' (4 May 1848 – 25 May 1909) was an [[Austria]]n [[mineralogist]] born in [[Vienna]]. |
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In 1872 he graduated from the [[University of Tübingen]], and afterwards taught [[crystallography]] at the [[University of Vienna]]. In 1878 he succeeded [[Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg|Gustav Tschermak]] (1836-1927) as custodian of the [[meteorite]] collection at Vienna, and from 1889 until 1896 he was director of the ''Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung'' (Department of Mineralogy-[[Petrography]]). |
In 1872 he graduated from the [[University of Tübingen]], and afterwards taught [[crystallography]] at the [[University of Vienna]]. In 1878 he succeeded Austrian mineralogist [[Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg|Gustav Tschermak]] (1836-1927) as custodian of the [[meteorite]] collection at Vienna, and from 1889 until 1896 he was director of the ''Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung'' (Department of Mineralogy-[[Petrography]]). |
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Brezina is known for his study of meteorites, and with German mineralogist [[Gustav Rose]] (1798-1873) and |
Brezina is known for his study of meteorites, and with German mineralogist [[Gustav Rose]] (1798-1873) and Tschermak, he was co-architect of the "Rose-Tschermak-Brezina classification" system for meteorites.<ref name=McSween>{{cite book|last=McSween|first=Harry Y.|title=Meteorites and Their Parent Planets|year=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge [u.a.]|isbn=0521583039|edition=2. ed.}}</ref> It was largely based on criteria such as texture and color, and was widely used from the mid-1880s to around 1920 when a simpler method of classification was proposed by [[George Thurland Prior]].<ref>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1948PA.....56..437L SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)] A simplified classification of meteorites and its symbolism.</ref> |
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The mineral [[brezinaite]] which is found in meteorites is named after him. |
The mineral [[brezinaite]] which is found in meteorites is named after him. |
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Revision as of 05:19, 4 March 2012
Aristides Brezina (4 May 1848 – 25 May 1909) was an Austrian mineralogist born in Vienna.
In 1872 he graduated from the University of Tübingen, and afterwards taught crystallography at the University of Vienna. In 1878 he succeeded Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak (1836-1927) as custodian of the meteorite collection at Vienna, and from 1889 until 1896 he was director of the Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abteilung (Department of Mineralogy-Petrography).
Brezina is known for his study of meteorites, and with German mineralogist Gustav Rose (1798-1873) and Tschermak, he was co-architect of the "Rose-Tschermak-Brezina classification" system for meteorites.[1] It was largely based on criteria such as texture and color, and was widely used from the mid-1880s to around 1920 when a simpler method of classification was proposed by George Thurland Prior.[2]
The mineral brezinaite which is found in meteorites is named after him.
References
- Biographies of Mineralogists
- Robert Hutchison (2007). Meteorites. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521470102.
- ^ McSween, Harry Y. (1999). Meteorites and Their Parent Planets (2. ed. ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521583039.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) A simplified classification of meteorites and its symbolism.
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