!!!Geologie, Naturwissenschaft

Geology: In Austria, the relatively young natural science of geology 
was characterised by a rapid rise during the 2%%sup nd/%  half of the 
19%%sup th/%  century. In 1847 the Vienna Academy of Sciences engaged 
W.  Haidinger and P.  Partsch to systematically research the 
geological conditions of the territory of the Monarchy. The Geological 
Institute (Geologische Reichsanstalt) in Vienna (founded 1849, today  
Geologische Bundesanstalt) acquired special importance as the first of 
its kind on the European continent. Other significant institutions for 
research and training were the universities with their chairs and 
departments of geology: Vienna University of Technology (1843), 
University of Vienna (1863), University of Innsbruck (1867), 
University of Graz (1894), Vienna University of Agricultural Sciences 
(1872), Leoben University of Mining and Metallurgy (1881), University 
of Salzburg (1967). Various important geologists, F. E.  Suess, 
L.  Kober, O.  Ampferer, H. P.  Cornelius, R. v.  
Klebelsberg and B.  Sander, worked in Austria and gained essential 
insights.


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