Wolf von Engelhardt

Wolf von Engelhardt
Born (1910-02-09)9 February 1910
Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died 4 December 2008(2008-12-04) (aged 98)
Tübingen, Germany
Fields Geologist, Mineralogist
Notable awards Hans-Stille-Medaille (1973)
Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1984)

Wolf Jürgen Baron von Engelhardt (9 February 1910, Tartu – 4 December 2008, Tübingen) was a German geologist and mineralogist.[1]

He was a descendant of a Baltic German noble family Engelhardt.

The asteroid 4217 Engelhardt is named in his honour.

References

  1. "Wolf Jürgen von Engelhardt (1910–2008)" (PDF). German Mineralogical Society. April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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