Christian Leopold von Buch
1774–1853
German geologist and palaeontologist. Travelled extensively in Europe and became a supporter of the geological catastrophe theory of Cuvier. After 1826, devoted himself mainly to palaeontology. Recognised the chronological significance of fossils. Foreign member, Royal Society of London, 1828.
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Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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