Karl Rössler
Karl Rössler (6 May 1788, in Wiesbaden – 23 August 1863, in Hanau) was a German manufacturer and mineralogist.After a business apprenticeship in Frankfurt am Main, he acquired in 1818 a hat factory, which he transformed into a highly successful company. He had a keen interest in the geology, mineralogy and paleontology of the Wetterau, and accordingly, collected numerous minerals and fossils of the region. During his career, he worked closely with geologist Leopold von Buch.
In 1853 he was named director of the ''Wetterauische Gesellschaft'' (Hanau), and in 1858 became a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. During the following year, he was a founding member of the ''Freies Deutsches Hochstift'' (Free German Foundation) in Frankfurt.
In 1861 the mineral rösslerite was named in his honor by Johann Reinhard Blum. The fossil snail species ''Turbonilla roessleri'' (Geinitz, 1852) also bears his name. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Max Zimmermann, Karl Rössler, Martin Kaltenhäuser, Peter Grummich, Nadja Brandner, Michael Buchfelder, Arnd Dörfler, Konrad Kölble, Andreas StadlbauerGet full text
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4by Anna Cho, Helena Untersteiner, Dorian Hirschmann, Abdallah Shaltout, Philipp Göbl, Christian Dorfer, Karl Rössler, Wolfgang Marik, Klaus Kirchbacher, Irene Kapfhammer, Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller, Brigitte Gatterbauer, Maximilian J. Hochmair, Josa M. FrischerGet full text
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5by Burkhard S. Kasper, Karl Rössler, Hajo M. Hamer, Arnd Dörfler, Ingmar Blümcke, Roland Coras, Julie Roesch, Angelika Mennecke, Jörg Wellmer, Björn Sommer, Bogdan Lorber, Johannes D. Lang, Wolfgang Graf, Hermann Stefan, Stefan Schwab, Michael Buchfelder, Stefan RamppGet full text
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6by Gilbert Hangel, Cornelius Cadrien, Philipp Lazen, Julia Furtner, Alexandra Lipka, Eva Hečková, Lukas Hingerl, Stanislav Motyka, Stephan Gruber, Bernhard Strasser, Barbara Kiesel, Mario Mischkulnig, Matthias Preusser, Thomas Roetzer, Adelheid Wöhrer, Georg Widhalm, Karl Rössler, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang BognerGet full text
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7by Johanna Buchroithner, Friedrich Erhart, Josef Pichler, Georg Widhalm, Matthias Preusser, Günther Stockhammer, Martha Nowosielski, Sarah Iglseder, Christian F. Freyschlag, Stefan Oberndorfer, Karin Bordihn, Gord von Campe, Markus Hoffermann, Reinhard Ruckser, Karl Rössler, Sabine Spiegl-Kreinecker, Michael B. Fischer, Thomas Czech, Carmen Visus, Günther Krumpl, Thomas Felzmann, Christine MarosiGet full text
Published 2018-10-01
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8by Lukas Grassner, Ondra Petr, Freda M. Warner, Michaela Dedeciusova, Andrea Maria Mathis, Daniel Pinggera, Sina Gsellmann, Laura C. Meiners, Sascha Freigang, Michael Mokry, Alexandra Resch, Thomas Kretschmer, Tobias Rossmann, Francisco Ruiz Navarro, Andreas Gruber, Mathias Spendel, Peter A. Winkler, Franz Marhold, Camillo Sherif, Jonathan P. Wais, Karl Rössler, Wolfgang Pfisterer, Manfred Mühlbauer, Felipe A. Trivik-Barrientos, Sebastian Rath, Richard Voldrich, Lukas Krska, Radim Lipina, Martin Kerekanic, Jiri Fiedler, Petr Kasik, Vladimir Priban, Michal Tichy, Petr Krupa, Tomas Cesak, Robert Kroupa, Andrej Callo, Pavel Haninec, Daniel Pohlodek, David Krahulik, Alena Sejkorova, Martin Sames, Josef Dvorak, Petr Suchomel, Robert Tomas, Jan Klener, Vilem Juran, Martin Smrcka, Petr Linzer, Miroslav Kaiser, Dusan Hrabovsky, Radim Jancalek, Vincens Kälin, Oliver Bozinov, Cedric Niggli, Carlo Serra, Ramona Guatta, Dominique E. Kuhlen, Stefan Wanderer, Serge Marbacher, Alexandre Lavé, Karl Schaller, Clarinde Esculier, Andreas Raabe, John L. K. Kramer, Claudius Thomé, David NetukaGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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