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Author, MonographicStolz, Gerd
Title, MonographicGustav Dethlef Hinrichs. Ein Naturforscher von Weltruf aus Dithmarschen, 1836-1923. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur schleswig-holsteinischen Amerika-Auswanderung im 19. Jahrhundert
Place of PublicationLunden, Germany
PublisherVerein fuer Heimatgeschichte des Kirchspiels Lunden
Date of Publication1998
Extent of Work96
AbstractGustavus Detlef Hinrichs was born in Lunden, on December 2, 1836. Now within Germany, Lunden was was part of Denmark in 1836, and Hinrichs considered himself to be Danish. In 1896 he immigrated to the United States, settling first in Davenport, Iowa. Hinrichs conducted research and published in many fields, including chemistry, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and geology. He was one of six researchers credited with the discovery of the Periodic System of Elements during the 1860s. He founded the Iowa Weather Service and was active in the Iowa Geological Survey. In the field of astronomy, Hinrichs wrote about the Amana Colonies meteorite shower, which fell on February 12, 1875 in Iowa County, Iowa. In 1889 he moved to St. Louis, serving as professor in the St. Louis University Chemistry Department. Dr. Hinrichs was fluent in Danish, French, German, Italian, and English, and knew some Greek and Latin.
NotesPublished on the 75th anniversary of the death of Gustav Dethlef Hinrichs [anlaesslich der 75. Wiederkehr des Todestages von Gustav Dethlef Hinrichs]. Donated by Henning Peters jun., Verein fuer Heimatgeschichte des Kirchspiels Lunden e.V., 2009.
Call NumberMKI QH 31 H55 S76 1998
MKI TermsHinrichs, Gustavus Detlef, 1836-1923/ Naturalists -- Germany -- Dithmarschen -- Biography/ Science/ German Americans -- Iowa