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Eduard Suess

Austrian geologist (1831-1914) · Scientists · Died at 82

Eduard Suess was an Austrian geologist and a specialist on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for hypothesising two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana and the Tethys Ocean. He also introduced the concepts of eustasy.

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1914Died26 April 19141903Copley MedalAward1901P. P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Gold MedalAward1896Wollaston MedalAward1894Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1892Hayden Memorial Geological AwardAward1831Born20 August 1831

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Copley Medal1903
P. P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Gold Medal1901
Wollaston Medal1896
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1894
Hayden Memorial Geological Award1892
Honorary Doctor of the Vienna Technical University

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As a professor of geology at the University of Vienna, he was a founding figure in geology in Austria, influencing numerous geologists across Europe. He was considered the "dean of geology" at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was also an Austrian parliament representative for the liberal party.

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Dates
Lived 1831 to 1914 · aged 82