Hermann Trautschold
Hermann Trautschold | |
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Gustav Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Trautschold | |
| Born | 17 September 1817 |
| Died | 22 October 1902 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Heidelberg |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Russian: Ге́рман Адо́льфович Траутшо́льд |
| Citizenship | German Empire, Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Giessen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | geology and paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Giessen Petrovsky Agricultural and Forestry Academy |
| Doctoral advisor | Justus von Liebig |
| Notes | |
His brother Wilhelm Trautschold was a painter. | |
Gustav Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Trautschold (Russian: Ге́рман Адо́льфович Траутшо́льд, tr. Gérman Adólʹfovich Trautshólʹd; 17 September 1817 – October 22, 1902) was a German-Russian geologist and paleontologist and also pharmacist. From 1869 to 1888 he was a professor at the Petrovsky Agricultural and Forestry Academy. Trautschold was known as a specialist in the paleontology and stratigraphy of Carboniferous, Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits of the European part of Russia. He was brother of painter Wilhelm Trautschold.