Paul Ramdohr
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Paul Ramdohr, also Paul A. Ramdohr (1 January 1890 in Überlingen
– 8 March 1985 in Hohensachsen/Weinheim
), was a German
mineralogist, ore
deposit-researcher and a pioneer of ore microscopy.
and studying at the University of Heidelberg, he earned his Doctorate in 1919 in Göttingen with a Dissertation on Basalt
s of the Blauen Kuppe near Eschwege
. His Habilitation
was completed soon thereafter under the direction of W. Bruhns on the topic of the Gabbro
s in the area of Böllstein/Brombachtal
.
In 1926 he took a position at the University of Aachen
as Professor of Mineralogy, Petrography and Ore Geology. In 1934 he moved to the Humboldt University of Berlin
, and in 1951 to the University of Heidelberg. There he occupied the Professorship of Mineralogy, which he held until 1958.
Paul Ramdohr was married and had four sons and one daughter.
Überlingen
Überlingen is a city on the northern shore of Lake Constance . After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis , and a central point for the outlying communities...
– 8 March 1985 in Hohensachsen/Weinheim
Weinheim
Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...
), was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
mineralogist, ore
Ore
An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals. The ores are extracted through mining; these are then refined to extract the valuable element....
deposit-researcher and a pioneer of ore microscopy.
Life
After attending school at the "Alten Gymnasium" of DarmstadtDarmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
and studying at the University of Heidelberg, he earned his Doctorate in 1919 in Göttingen with a Dissertation on Basalt
Basalt
Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
s of the Blauen Kuppe near Eschwege
Eschwege
Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
. His Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
was completed soon thereafter under the direction of W. Bruhns on the topic of the Gabbro
Gabbro
Gabbro refers to a large group of dark, coarse-grained, intrusive mafic igneous rocks chemically equivalent to basalt. The rocks are plutonic, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass....
s in the area of Böllstein/Brombachtal
Brombachtal
-Neighbouring communities:Brombachtal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad König, in the south on the town of Michelstadt and in the west on the communities of Reichelsheim and Brensbach.-Constituent communities:...
.
In 1926 he took a position at the University of Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
as Professor of Mineralogy, Petrography and Ore Geology. In 1934 he moved to the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
, and in 1951 to the University of Heidelberg. There he occupied the Professorship of Mineralogy, which he held until 1958.
Paul Ramdohr was married and had four sons and one daughter.
Publications
- 1926: Kristallographie, Göschen-Band together with Willy Bruhns
- 1931–1934: Lehrbuch der Erzmikroskopie Vols. 1 und 2, with Hans Schneiderhöhn
- 1936: Lehrbuch der Mineralogie together with Friedrich Klockmann
- 1924: Beobachtungen an opaken Erzen
- 1928: Über den Mineralbestand und die Strukturen der Erze des Rammelbergs
- 1948: Lehrbuch der Mineralogie 13. Edition, with Klockmann
- 1950: Die Erzmineralien und ihre Verwachsungen
- 1954: Lehrbuch der Mineralogie 14. Edition, with Klockmann
- 1955: Petrografie Göschen-Band 4. Edition
- 1965: Kristallographie Göschen-Band
- 1969: The ore minerals and their intergrowth
- 1973: The opaque minerals in stony meteorites
- 1975: Die Erzmineralien und ihre Verwachsungen 4. Auflage
- 1978: Lehrbuch der Mineralogie 16. Auflage together with Klockmann and Karl Hugo Strunz
- 1980: The ore minerals and their intergrowth 2nd Edition
Honorary Doctorates
- 1955: Dr.-Ing. E.h. (TU Berlin)
- 1960: Dr. rer. Nat. h.c. (RWTH Aachen)
- 1968: Ph. D. Es. Sci. (Universität Nancy)
- 1969: Dr. rer. Nat. h.c. (TU Clausthal)
- 1973: Dr.-Ing. de Minas, h.c. (MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
)
Prizes and Honors
- 1937: Membership in the Prussian Academy of Science
- 1936–1947: President of the German Mineralogical Society
- 1951: Membership in the Heidelberg Academy of Science
- 1962: Roebling MedalRoebling MedalThe Roebling Medal is the highest award of the Mineralogical Society of America for scientific eminence as represented primarily by scientific publication of outstanding original research in mineralogy. The award is named for Colonel Washington A. Roebling who was an engineer, bridge builder,...
of the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of AmericaThe Mineralogical Society of America is a scientific membership organization. MSA was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, and the arts... - 1965–1985: Honorary President of the SGA
- 1970: Georg-Agricola-Medal
- 1978: R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal
- 1979: Leonard MedalLeonard MedalThe Leonard Medal honors outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields. It is awarded by the Meteoritical Society. It was established in 1962 to honor the first President of the Society, Frederick C. Leonard....