Tschermak-Seysenegg, Gustav#
b. Litovel, Czech Republic (then Littau), April 19, 1836, d. Vienna, May 4, 1927, mineralogist; father of Armin Tschermak-Seysenegg and Erich Tschermak-Seysenegg. In 1862 co-curator at the Imperial Cabinet of Minerals in Vienna, 1874-1906 university professor for mineralogy and petrography in Vienna. Established the journal "Mineralogisch-Petrographische Mitteilungen" (originally "Tschermaks Mineralogisch-Petrographische Mitteilungen"). Conducted research on rock-forming silicate materials and meteorites.
Work: Lehrbuch der Mineralogie, 1883.
Literature#
F. Becke, G. T.-S. zur Erinnerung, in: Tschermaks Mineralog.-Petrograph. Mttlg., N. F. 39, 1928.