Alexander Bittner

Alexander Bittner (16 March 1850, Friedland – 31 March 1902, Vienna) was an Austrian paleontologist and geologist.

Following graduation from the University of Vienna in 1873, he remained in Vienna as an assistant to Eduard Suess. In 1874-76 he conducted geological research in Italy and Greece, followed by an internship at the Imperial Institute of Geology in Vienna (1877). In 1897 he was appointed chief geologist of the institute.[1][2]

Bittner is known for his stratigraphic-paleontological research of the eastern Alps, especially studies involving brachiopods from the Alpine Triassic Period.[1][2] He was among the first scientists to study the effects of the Belluno earthquake that occurred in northern Italy on 29 June 1873.[3]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 Bittner, Alexander @ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie
  2. 1 2 Bittner, Alexander @ AEIOU Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ Google Books The founders of seismology
  4. ↑ OCLC Classify (publications)

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