Haidinger, Wilhelm von#
Haidinger, Wilhelm von, b. Vienna, Feb. 5, 1795, d. Dornbach near Vienna, March 19, 1871, mineralogist and geologist, 1840 director of the mineral collection of the Imperial and Royal Chamber of Court for Coinage and Mining, initiator and in 1847 member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, initiator and 1849-1866 first director of the Imperial Institute of Geology ( Geologische Bundesanstalt), founder and in 1855 first president of the Geographical Society in Vienna. The first geognostic outline map of the monarchy (printed in 1847) was produced under his leadership in 1845, invented H.'s magnifying glass named after him. A mountain range in Australia is named in his honour.
Literature#
M. Leutner, Wissenschaftstheoretische Fallstudien zur Entwicklung der erdwissenschaftlichen Forschung in Oesterreich. W. H. - F. v. Hauer - O. Ampferer, 1999.