Karl Hugo Strunz
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Karl Hugo Strunz (24 February 1910 – 19 April 2006) was a German mineralogist. He is best known for creating the Nickel-Strunz classification, the ninth edition of which was published together with Ernest Henry Nickel.[1][2]
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Karl Hugo Strunz | |
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Born | (1910-02-24)24 February 1910 |
Died | 19 April 2006(2006-04-19) (aged 96) |
Alma mater | University of Munich, Technical University Munich |
Known for | Nickel-Strunz classification |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mineralogy |
Institutions | Berlin Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Über strukturelle Beziehungen zwischen Phosphaten (Triphylin) und Silikaten (Olivin) und über die chemische Zusammensetzung von Ardennit und Narsarsukit (1933) |
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