Johann Jakob Nöggerath (also as Johann Jacob Noeggerath) (10 October 1788 – 13 September 1877), German mineralogist and geologist, was born at Bonn.
In 1814-1815 he became a commissioner of mines for some of the Rhine provinces, and in 1818 became an associate professor at the newly established University of Bonn. In 1821 he was named a full professor of mineralogy and mining sciences at Bonn, where he also served as director of the university's natural history museum.[1] He obtained a very fine collection of minerals for the museum, was eminently successful as a teacher, and achieved a wide reputation among mining engineers.[2]
The following are his more important publications:
- Über aufrecht im Gebirgsgestein eingeschlossene fossile Baumstämme und andere Vegetabilien (1819–1821).
- Das Gebirge in Rheinland-Westphalen, nach mineralogischem und chemischem Bezuge (4 volumes, 1822–1826).
- Die Entstehung und Ausbildung der Erde, vorzüglich durch Beispiele aus Rheinland-Westphalen erläutert (1843).[3]
- Der Laacher See und seine vulkanischen Umgebungen (1870).[2]
The Carboniferous plant Noeggerathia, allied to the genus Zamia and to cycads, is named after him,[2] as is the lunar crater Nöggerath. He died at Bonn.
References
edit- ^ Noeggerath, Johann Jacob Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noeggerath, Johann Jacob". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 731–732.
- ^ Die Entstehung und Ausbildung der Erde, vorzüglich durch Beispiele aus Rheinland-Westphalen erläutert, zweite Ausgabe. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart. 1847.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Noegg.
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