Hermann von Abich
Also known as W. H. Abich, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Hermann Wilhelm Abich, Abich, H. Abich, H. von Abich, Von Abich
German-Russian mineralogist and geologist (1806-1886)
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- 1827-03-26
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Otto Wilhelm Hermann Abich (11 December 1806 – 1 July 1886) was a German mineralogist and geologist who was among the first to conduct scientific studies in the Caucasus region and has been called the Father of Caucasian Geology. He worked briefly at the Imperial University of Dorpat and then travelled as part of the Corps of Mining Engineers of the Russian Empire. He collected minerals and fossils across the regions in which he travelled including Armenia, Persia, Italy and Daghestan.
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1806 births1886 deaths19th-century German geologistsAcademic staff of the University of TartuExplorers of the CaucasusFull members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesGeologists from the Kingdom of PrussiaGerman mineralogistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesHumboldt University of Berlin alumniMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences