Adolf von Koenen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf von Koenen

German geologist and paleontologist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 05-May-1915

Profession: geologist, university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: Germany, German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Adolf von Koenen (21 March 1837, Potsdam – 5 May 1915, Göttingen) was a German geologist best remembered for his paleontological research of northern Germany. He received his education in Berlin, and following study trips through Belgium, England and France, he obtained his habilitation at the University of Marburg in 1867.
In 1878 he became a full professor at Marburg, then relocated to the University of Göttingen in 1881 as a professor of geology.
At Göttingen one of his better known students was mineralogist Friedrich Rinne.
His name is associated with koenenite, a mineral that he discovered, and Ctenosauriscus koeneni, a sail-backed reptile from the Early Triassic.