Abraham Gottlob Werner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Gottlob Werner

German geologist

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1749

Place of Birth: Osiecznica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1817

Profession: geologist, university teacher, mineralogist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Abraham Gottlob Werner (25 September 1749 – 30 June 1817) was a German geologist who set out an early theory about the stratification of the Earth's crust and propounded a history of the Earth that came to be known as Neptunism.
While most tenets of Neptunism were eventually set aside, Werner is remembered for his demonstration of chronological succession in rocks; for the zeal with which he infused his pupils; and for the impulse he thereby gave to the study of geology.
He has been called the "father of German geology".



Alternative names	Christian Lebrecht Vogel; Christian leberecht vogel
Description	German art historian, painter and university teacher
Date of birth/death	4 April 1759	6 April 1816
Location of birth/death	Dresden	Dresden
Authority control	: Q215718 VIAF: 42617705 ISNI: 0000 0001 1629 6852 ULAN: 500023190 LCCN: nb2002019488 WGA: VOGEL, Christian Leberecht WorldCat