Gottlob Eduard Linck (20 February 1858,

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– 22 December 1947,

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) was a German

mineralogist Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

. From 1879, he studied at the polytechnic college in Stuttgart, followed by classes at the Universities of Strasbourg and

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. In 1888 he was habilitated for

mineralogy Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proce ...

and

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at Strasbourg, where in 1894, he became an associate professor. Later the same year, he was named professor of mineralogy and

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ea ...

at the

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, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1930. On five occasions, he served as university

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at Jena.Linck, Gottlob
@ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie His wide-ranging research covered many facets of geology and mineralogy. He examined the various properties of

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gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk, and dr ...

and

dolomite Dolomite may refer to: *Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral *Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock *Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...

, and investigated the

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potassium Potassium is the chemical element with the symbol K (from Neo-Latin '' kalium'') and atomic number19. Potassium is a silvery-white metal that is soft enough to be cut with a knife with little force. Potassium metal reacts rapidly with atmosp ...

clay minerals Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates (e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4), sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline earths, and other cations found on or near some planetary surfaces. Clay mineral ...

, especially

kaolin Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica () linked through oxygen atoms to one octahed ...

. In 1893 he demonstrated that twinning was the cause of

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found in

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. His interest in chemical problems associated with geology led to his creation of the journal ''Chemie der Erde''. Linck was a founding member of the German Mineralogical Society and served as editor of its journal ''Fortschritte der Mineralogie, Kristallographie und Petrographie'' (since 1911).

Selected works

* ''Grundriss der kristallographie für studierende und zum selbstunterricht'', 1908 - Outline of

crystallography Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Crystallography is a fundamental subject in the fields of materials science and solid-state physics (condensed matter physics). The wo ...

for students and self-study. * ''Die Bildung der Kalksteine und Dolmite'', 1922 - On

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms wh ...

and dolomite. * ''Grundriss der Mineralogie und Petrographie; eine Einführung für Studierende und zum Selbstunterricht'', (with Hermann Jung), 1935 - Outline of mineralogy and petrography, an introduction for students and self-study. With

Eugen Korschelt Eugen Korschelt (28 September 1858, in Zittau – 28 December 1946, in Marburg) was a German zoologist. He is known for his research in the field of comparative embryology and his work involving biological regeneration and transplantation. He ...

Max Verworn Max Richard Constantin Verworn (4 November 1863 – 23 November 1921) was a German physiologist who was a native of Berlin. He studied medicine and natural sciences in Berlin, and later moved to Jena, where he furthered his studies with Ernst Hae ...

Friedrich Oltmanns Friedrich Oltmanns (11 July 1860, in Oberndorf – 13 December 1945) was a German phycologist. In 1884 he received his doctorate at the University of Strasbourg, afterwards working as an assistant at the University of Rostock (from 1885). ...

Karl Schaum Ferdinand Karl Franz Schaum (14 July 1870, Frankfurt am Main – 30 January 1947, Gießen) was a German chemist who specialized in the field of photochemistry. He studied mathematics and sciences at the Universities of Basel, Berlin, Leipzig and M ...

Hermann Theodor Simon Hermann Theodor Simon (german: ˈziːmɔn, lang; 1 January 1870, in Kirn – 22 December 1918, in Göttingen) was a German physicist. Biography He studied physics at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1894 ...

and

Ernst Teichmann Ernst Gustav Georg Teichmann (20 February 1869, Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Nienburg – 27 June 1919, Frankfurt am Main) was a German theologian and zoologist known for his investigations in the field of the tsetse fly and for his books on birth, fe ...

, he was co-author of the ''Handwörterbuch der naturwissenschaften''.WorldCat Title
Handwörterbuch der naturwissenschaften

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linck, Gottlob 1858 births 1947 deaths People from Enzkreis People from the Kingdom of Württemberg 19th-century German geologists German mineralogists Crystallographers University of Tübingen alumni University of Strasbourg alumni University of Strasbourg faculty University of Jena faculty 20th-century German geologists