Johann Menge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Menge

Australian geologist

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1788

Place of Birth: Steinau an der Straße, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1852

Profession: geologist, explorer, mineralogist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johannes Menge (4 January 1788 – 1852), is regarded as South Australia's first geologist, though he had no formal qualifications.
An early explorer of the new colony, he was influential in the settlement of the Barossa Valley.
He has been called the "father of South Australian mineralogy".
On the passenger list of the ship that brought him out he was called "Johannes Joseph Menge", but in his letters to newspapers he variously called himself "John" and "Joseph".
To fellow-colonists he was "Professor Menge".