- Amanz Gressly
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birth_date =July 17 ,1814
birth_place = Bärschwil
death_date =April 13 ,1865
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July 17 ,1814 -April 13 ,1865 ) was a was a Swiss geologist and paleontologist. He introduced the use of the termfacies in geology, he is considered one of the founders of modernstratigraphy andpaleoecology .References
*Alfred Hartmann: "Amanz Gressly." In: Gallerie berühmter Schweizer der Neuzeit; Bd. 1. Baden: Friedrich Hasler, 1868.
*Hugo Ledermann: "Die wissenschaftliche Bedeutung von Amanz Gressly." In: Jurablätter; 27(1965), S. 70-72.
*Hans R. Stampfli: "Amanz Gressly, 1814-1865: Lebensbild eines außerordentlichen Menschen." Separatdruck aus: Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft des Kantons Solothurn; 32(1986). Dazu erschienen: Ergänzungen und Korrekturen, 1993.
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