Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-12-217-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-12-217-2021
Biographical contribution
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09 Nov 2021
Biographical contribution |  | 09 Nov 2021

The bicentenary of Georg Hartung, a German pioneer geologist, explorer, and illustrator

Carlos A. Góis-Marques, Miguel Menezes de Sequeira, and José Madeira

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We present a tribute to Georg Friedrich Karl Hartung (1821–1891), a German geologist, on his 200th birthday. He was influenced by eminent 19th century scientific personalities and pioneered geological observations and sampling in the Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands volcanic archipelagos. Later in his life, he travelled to the USA and explored Scandinavia. His work in Macaronesia is deemed classic, and many have been enriched by his detailed geological illustrations.