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Ernst Cloos
Ernst Cloos (May 17, 1898, Saarbrücken, Saarland – May 24, 1974, Baltimore, Maryland) was a German-American geologist, known as an outstanding Structural geology, structural geologist and a leading expert on the geology of the central Appalachians. Biography Ernst Cloos, the younger brother of the well-known geologist Hans Cloos (1885–1951), grew up in Cologne and Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg. At age 14 he was sent to Switzerland to study at the Swiss ''Hermann Lietz-Schule'', where he excelled as a student. At age 17 he volunteered for Germany military service in WW I. He became the pilot of an observation plane. On patrol over France near the Swiss border, his biplane was severely damaged by machine-gun fire from four enemy aircraft. Cloos managed to crash-land in Switzerland but the observer in his biplane was killed. The bullet-riddled biplane was put into a Swiss museum. At the end of WW I, Cloos was released from internment in Switzerland and began the study of biology a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre and is next to the French border. The modern city of Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of three towns, Saarbrücken, St. Johann, and Malstatt-Burbach. It was the industrial and transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Products included iron and steel, sugar, beer, pottery, optical instruments, machinery, and construction materials. Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar (1546), the Gothic church of St. Arnual, the 18th-century Saarbrücken Castle, and the old part of the town, the ''Sankt Johanner Markt'' (Market of St. Johann). In the 20th century, Saarbrücken was twice separated from Germany: from 1920 to 1935 as capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
