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Leopold von Buch

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Christian Leopold von Buch was a German geologist and paleontologist born April 26, 1774, in Stolpe an der Oder in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia, who died March 4, 1853, in Berlin, and who studied under Abraham Gottlob Werner and Alexander von Humboldt at the Freiberg mining school before becoming one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the nineteenth century. His research addressed volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation, including the scientific definition of the Jurassic system, the introduction of the term caldera into geological usage following his study of the Canary Islands, and, in 1825, among the first proposals of geographic speciation. He produced a forty-two sheet geological map of Germany in 1832 and published extensively on ammonites and other fossil groups. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1825, became the first foreign member of the Geological Society of London, and received the Wollaston Medal in 1842.

Facts
Birth Year
1774 2
Birth Date
1774-04-26 2
Death Date
1853-03-04 2
Death Year
1853 2
Death Place
Berlin 2
Birthplace
Stolpe an der Oder, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia 2
Field
Field (category)
Earth Science 1
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Gender
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Institutions
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Institutions
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The Geological Society of London, Institutions
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Works In

Geology, Disciplines
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Paleontology, Disciplines
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Nationality

Germany

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1. Christian Leopold von Buch (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia 'Christian Leopold von Buch': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Lead section, pronoun use
    His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation.
  • Member Of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Memberships and honors
    In 1825, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
  • Member Of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Memberships and honors
    Buch was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1849.
  • Member Of: The Geological Society of London, Memberships and honors
    Elected as the first foreign member of the Geological Society of London.
  • Works In: Geology, Lead sentence
    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
  • Works In: Paleontology, Lead sentence
    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
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2. Christian Leopold von Buch, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, born (date)
    26 April 1774
  • Infobox, born (year)
    26 April 1774
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Stolpe an der Oder
  • Infobox, died (date)
    4 March 1853
  • Infobox, died (year)
    4 March 1853
  • Infobox, death place
    Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia
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