Hauer, Franz von#
b. Vienna, Jan. 30, 1822, d. Vienna, March 20, 1899, geologist and palaeontologist, brother of Julius von Hauer, regarded as one of the founders of geology as a science in Austria. From 1849 the first geologist at the Geologische Reichsanstalt (school of geology), 1866-1885 director of this school, 1885-1896 director of the Museum of Natural History in Vienna. Had extensive research interests, especially in the Mesozoic era in the Alps and its fauna. Co-founder of the Geographical Society in Vienna (F. v. Hauer-Medaille).
Works#
Die Cephalopoden des Salzkammergutes, 1846; Geolog. Uebersichtskarte Oe.-Ungarns 1 : 576,000 in 12 Blaettern, 1872; Die Geologie and ihre Anwendung auf die Bodenbeschaffenheit der Oe.-ungar. Monarchie, 1875.Literature#
M. Leutner, Wissenschaftstheoret. Fallstudien zur Entwicklung der erdwiss. Forschung in Oe. W. Haidninger - F. v. H. - O. Ampferer, 1999; OeBL.