
Eduard Richter (3 October 1847,
Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
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– 6 February 1905,
Graz
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) was an Austrian
geographer
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and
glaciologist
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Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ...
.
Biography
He studied history and geography at the
University of Vienna
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, where his instructors included
Theodor von Sickel
Theodor von Sickel (18 December 1826 – 21 April 1908) was a German-Austrian historian born in Aken, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia. He specialized in early European medieval history, and is considered to be the founder of modern dipl ...
and
Friedrich Simony Friedrich Simony (30 November 1813, Hrochowteinitz – 20 July 1896, Sankt Gallen) was an Austrian geographer and Alpine researcher.
Initially trained as a pharmacist, from 1836 he studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna by way ...
. From 1871 to 1886 he was a gymnasium teacher in
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, and in 1886 became a professor of geography at the
University of Graz
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History
The univers ...
. In 1895 he traveled to
Norway
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in order to conduct glaciological studies.
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From 1883 to 1885 he served as central committee president of the "German and Austrian Alpine Club" (DÖAV), and in 1898-1900 was president of the International Glacier Commission. In August 1871, with
Alpinist Johann Stüdl
Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...
, he was the first to ascend to the summit of the
Schlieferspitze (3289 m).
He is best remembered for his glaciological and
limnological
Limnology ( ; from Greek λίμνη, ''limne'', "lake" and λόγος, ''logos'', "knowledge") is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems.
The study of limnology includes aspects of the biological, chemical, physical, and geological characteristic ...
research of the eastern Alpine region. Among his numerous writings were an 1888 survey of 1012
glacier
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s found in the eastern Alps and a 1900
geomorphological
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study of the
High Alps
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. With
Albrecht Penck
Albrecht Penck (25 September 1858 – 7 March 1945) was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.
Biography
Born in Reudnitz near Leipzig, Penck became a university professor in Vienna, Austria, from 1885 to 1906, ...
, he was editor of ''Atlas der Österreichischen Alpenseen'' (Atlas of the Austrian Alpine lakes, 1895).
Selected works
* ''Der krieg in Tirol im jahre 1809'', (1875) – The war in
Tirol
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in 1809.
* ''Das Herzogthum Salzburg'', 1881 – The
Duchy of Salzburg
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.
* ''Die Gletscher der Ostalpen'' , 1888 – Glaciers of the eastern Alps.
* ''Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen'', 1893-94 (editor) – The development of the eastern Alps.
* ''Seestudien. Erläuterungen zur zweiten lieferung des Atlas der österreichischen Alpenseen'', 1896 – Lake studies, notes to the second installment for the Atlas of the Austrian Alpine lakes.
* ''Geomorphologische untersuchungen in den Hochalpen'', 1900 – Geomorphological investigations of the High Alps.
* ''Historischer Atlas der österreichischen Alpenländer'', 1906 (editor) – Historical atlas of the Austrian Alps.
Most widely held works about Eduard Richter
WorldCat Identities
References
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1847 births
1905 deaths
University of Vienna alumni
Academic staff of the University of Graz
Austrian geographers
Glaciologists
People from Bruck an der Leitha District