Karl Von Kraatz-Koschlau
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Alexander Karl von Kraatz-Koschlau (24 June 1867 – 18 May 1900) was a German geologist. Karl von Kraatz-Koschlau was born in Reichenbach near
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. He studied philosophy and sciences in Freiburg and Munich, where he obtained his doctorate with a dissertation on tartaric acid and its salts (1892). Afterwards he was assigned to the mineralogical institute in Munich. One of his scientific excursions during this time period involved geological research of the
Serra de Monchique The Serra de Monchique (Monchique Range) is a chain of mountains in the western part of the Algarve region of Portugal, about 20 km inshore. The chain's highest point is the peak of Fóia, at 902 m. 774 m high Picota is another notable peak. ...
in the Algarve. In 1897 he received his habilitation in mineralogy from the University of Halle with a thesis on
barite Baryte, barite or barytes ( or ) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate ( Ba S O4). Baryte is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of the element barium. The ''baryte group'' consists of baryte, celestine (strontium sulfate), ...
deposits in the
Odenwald The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Location The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried'' (the northeastern section ...
. The same year he became a professor at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. In 1900, while performing geological research in Brazil, he fell victim to yellow fever, dying in the state of Pará at the age of 32.


Written works

* ''Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Rechtsweinsteinsäure und ihrer Salze'', 1892 - Contributions to the knowledge of the law of tartaric acid and its salts. * ''Der Eläolithsyenit der Serra de Monchique, sein Gang- und Contactgestein'', 1896 - Elaeolite
syenite Syenite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a general composition similar to that of granite, but deficient in quartz, which, if present at all, occurs in relatively small concentrations (< 5%). Some syenites contain larger proport ...
of the Serra de Monchique, etc. * ''Die Barytvorkommen des Odenwaldes'', 1897 - Barite deposits in the Odenwald. * ''Zwischen Ocean und Guamä : Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Staates Para'', 1900 (with Jacques Huber 1867-1914) - Between the ocean and Guamä : Contribution to the knowledge of Pará.WorldCat Search
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(biographical information) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraatz-Koschlau, Karl von 19th-century German geologists 1867 births 1900 deaths Academic staff of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni German mineralogists People from the German Empire