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Franz Toula (20 December 1845 in Vienna – 3 January 1920 in Vienna) was an Austrian
by Willi Hager From the 1870s onward, he performed geological investigations in the
* – A geological journey in the western Balkans and neighboring regions.
* ''Mineralogische und petrographische Tabellen'', 1886 – Mineralogical and petrographical tables.
* ''Die Steinkohlen, ihre Eigenschaften, Vorkommen, Entstehung und nationalökonomische Bedeutung'', 1888 – Coal, its properties, occurrences, development and national economic significance.
* ''Geologische Untersuchungen im centralen Balkan'', 1889 – Geological investigations of the central Balkans.
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* ''Reisen und geologische Untersuchungen in Bulgarien'', 1890 – Travels and geological investigations in Most widely held works by Franz Toula
WorldCat Identities
geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...
, mineralogist
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical mineralogy, optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Specific s ...
and paleontologist
Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...
.Biography
Beginning in 1863 he studied at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna (later on, known as ''Technische Hochschule Wien''), where he was a pupil and assistant toFerdinand von Hochstetter
Christian Gottlieb Ferdinand Ritter von Hochstetter (30 April 1829 – 18 July 1884) was a Germany, German-Austrians, Austrian geologist. In 1857 he was appointed geologist on the Austrian Novara expedition to New Zealand, collecting natural his ...
. Later on, he worked for several years as a gymnasium instructor in Vienna. In 1880 he became an associate professor at the ''Technische Hochschule'', where from 1884 to 1917 he served as a full professor of mineralogy and geology. In 1893/94 he served as academic rector. He was co-founder of the ''Naturwissenschaftlichen Orientverein''.Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000, Volume 2by Willi Hager From the 1870s onward, he performed geological investigations in the
Balkans
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
, about which, he was the author of numerous publications. Later on, he expanded his research to include the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
and Crimea
Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
. He also conducted significant stratigraphic
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks.
Stratigraphy has three related subfields: lithost ...
-paleontological studies in the vicinity of Vienna.
Selected works
* – A geological journey in the western Balkans and neighboring regions.
* ''Mineralogische und petrographische Tabellen'', 1886 – Mineralogical and petrographical tables.
* ''Die Steinkohlen, ihre Eigenschaften, Vorkommen, Entstehung und nationalökonomische Bedeutung'', 1888 – Coal, its properties, occurrences, development and national economic significance.
* ''Geologische Untersuchungen im centralen Balkan'', 1889 – Geological investigations of the central Balkans.
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* ''Reisen und geologische Untersuchungen in Bulgarien'', 1890 – Travels and geological investigations in Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
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* ''Lehrbuch der Geologie : ein Leitfaden für Studierende'', 1900 – Textbook of geology; a guide for students.
* ''Das Nashorn von Hundsheim'', 1902 – The rhino of Hundsheim.
* ''Paläontologische Mitteilungen aus den Sammlungen von Kronstadt in Siebenbürgen'', 1911 – Paleontological releases from the collections of Kronstadt
Kronstadt (, ) is a Russian administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg, near the head ...
in Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
.WorldCat Identities
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toula, Franz 1845 births 1920 deaths Geologists from Austria-Hungary Scientists from Vienna TU Wien alumni Academic staff of TU Wien Austrian paleontologists 19th-century Austrian geologists Austrian mineralogists 20th-century Austrian geologists