Eulogy for Dieter Meischner (21 November 1934 – 24 May 2012)

Dieter Meischner was born in Braunschweig and studied geology and palaeontology at Gttingen. From 1970 to his retirement in 2000, he served as a professor and head of the sedimentary geology group in Gttingen. He was awarded the Hermann Credner Prize of the Deutsche geologische Gesellschaft (1969) a...

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Published inInternational journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 587 - 588
Main Authors Franke, Wolfgang, Wefer, Gerold
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Carbonates
Diagenesis
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Gauges
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Meischner, Dieter
Mineral Resources
Obituary
Paleontology
Paleozoic
Personal profiles
Scientists
Sedimentology
Speleology
Structural Geology
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Summary:Dieter Meischner was born in Braunschweig and studied geology and palaeontology at Gttingen. From 1970 to his retirement in 2000, he served as a professor and head of the sedimentary geology group in Gttingen. He was awarded the Hermann Credner Prize of the Deutsche geologische Gesellschaft (1969) and the Gustav Steinmann Medal of the Geologische Vereinigung (1996). His scientific oeuvre covers an enormous range of topics: Palaeozoic biostratigraphy, facies and tectonics, circulation and ecology of marginal seas, palaeoecology, cold-water carbonates, modern carbonate systems as sea-level gauges, carbonate diagenesis, speleology, construction of marine sampling tools and even the detailed planning of a research submarine.
ISSN:1437-3254
1437-3262
DOI:10.1007/s00531-013-0866-8