Johannes Walther Explained

Johannes Walther
Birth Date:July 20, 1860
Birth Place:Neustadt an der Orla, Germany
Death Place:Bad Hofgastein, Germany
Field:Geology, Palaeontology
Work Institution:University of Jena
Alma Mater:University of Jena, University of Halle
Known For:Walther's Law

Johannes Walther (July 20, 1860 – May 4, 1937) was a German geologist who discovered important principles of stratigraphy, including Walther's Law.[1]

Early life and work

Walther came from a religious home and studied botany, zoology, and philosophy at the University of Jena. In 1882 he successfully completed this course with a doctorate. Then he studied geology and palaeontology in Leipzig and later Munich.

The following year he worked at the Stazione Zoologica in Naples as a lecturer, staying for two years. Among other things, he ran extensive sedimentological and biological studies.

In 1885 he returned to Jena and habilitated there in 1886 with a thesis on crinoids. After travelling, he was appointed as a professor at Jena in 1890.

Later life

Walther moved to the University of Halle in 1906, staying until 1929. Whilst there, he was in 1924 elected president of the prestigious German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, an office he held until 1931.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Norbert Hauschke, Silvia Isaac, Lars Schimpf, Martin Seiffert, Wolfgang Gossel (2010). Johannes Walther (1860 - 1937) zwischen Riff und Wüste - Spurensicherung in 3 D anlässlich seines 150. (John Walther (1860 - 1937) between the reef and the desert - in 3D crime scene on the occasion of his 150th Birthday). Halle (Saale). October 2010.
  2. http://d-nb.info/984348751 Record in the German National Library
  3. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors, World of Earth Science, Gale Cengage.
  4. https://books.google.com/books/about/Allgemeine_Pal%C3%A4ontologie.html?id=9EKXuwAACAAJ Allgemeine Paläontologie