Christian Leopold von Buch
(1774-1853)
German geologist
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Christian Leopold von Buch (April 26, 1774 – March 4, 1853), usually cited as Leopold von Buch, was a German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder (now a part of Angermünde, Brandenburg) and is remembered as one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the nineteenth century. His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation. His most remembered accomplishment is the scientific definition of the Jurassic system.
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26 April 1774 Stolpe an der Oder, now a part of Angermünde
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4 March 1853 (aged 78) Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia
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