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'''Josef Zemann''' (born 25 May 1923) is an Austrian [[mineralogist]] and [[geologist]].
'''Josef Zemann''' (25 May 1923 – 16 October 2022) was an Austrian [[mineralogist]] and [[geologist]].


==Life and work==
==Life and work==
Zemann was born on 25 May 1923 in Vienna. He studied mineralogy at the [[University of Vienna]] where he received his PhD for work with [[Felix Machatschki]] in 1946. Zemann worked with [[Martin Julian Buerger|Martin J. Buerger]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1951 and 1952. He became director of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the [[University of Göttingen]]. From 1967 until his retirement in 1989 he was head of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the University of Vienna.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1007/BF01163088 | title = Dedication | year = 1993 | last1 = Tillmanns | first1 = Ekkehart | journal = Mineralogy and Petrology | volume = 48 | issue = 2-4 | pages = 85}}</ref>
Zemann was born on 25 May 1923 in Vienna. He studied mineralogy at the [[University of Vienna]] where he received his PhD for work with [[Felix Machatschki]] in 1946. Zemann worked with [[Martin Julian Buerger|Martin J. Buerger]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1951 and 1952. He became director of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the [[University of Göttingen]]. From 1967 until his retirement in 1989 he was head of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the University of Vienna.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1007/BF01163088 | title = Dedication | year = 1993 | last1 = Tillmanns | first1 = Ekkehart | journal = Mineralogy and Petrology | volume = 48 | issue = 2–4 | pages = 85–86| bibcode = 1993MinPe..48...85T }}</ref>

Zemann died on 16 October 2022, at the age of 99.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: Josef Zemann (1923–2022) |url=https://fgga.univie.ac.at/forschung/forschungsportal-detailansicht/news/in-memoriam-josef-zemann-1923-2022/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9138c84fb9f6132b95cbecefe2bbb6b5 |website=Universität Wien |access-date=12 November 2022 |date=24 October 2022}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
The mineral [[Zemannite]] Mg<sub>0.5</sub>ZnFe<sup>3+</sup>[TeO<sub>3</sub>]<sub>3</sub>&nbsp;•&nbsp;4.5&nbsp;H<sub>2</sub>O was named after him in the 1960s.<ref name=mat1>{{cite journal | first1 = E. | last = Matzat | first2= SJ | last2= Wiliams | url = http://rruff.info/uploads/CM10_139.pdf | title = Zemannite, a new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico | journal = Canadian Mineralogist | volume = 10 | year = 1969 | pages = 139–140}}</ref>
The mineral [[Zemannite]] Mg<sub>0.5</sub>ZnFe<sup>3+</sup>[TeO<sub>3</sub>]<sub>3</sub>&nbsp;•&nbsp;4.5&nbsp;H<sub>2</sub>O was named after him in the 1960s.<ref name=mat1>{{cite journal | first1 = E. | last1 = Matzat | first2= SJ | last2= Wiliams | url = http://rruff.info/uploads/CM10_139.pdf | title = Zemannite, a new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico | journal = Canadian Mineralogist | volume = 10 | year = 1969 | pages = 139–140}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:40, 6 July 2024

Josef Zemann
Born(1923-05-25)25 May 1923
Vienna, Austria
Died16 October 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 99)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen
Doctoral advisorFelix Machatschki

Josef Zemann (25 May 1923 – 16 October 2022) was an Austrian mineralogist and geologist.

Life and work

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Zemann was born on 25 May 1923 in Vienna. He studied mineralogy at the University of Vienna where he received his PhD for work with Felix Machatschki in 1946. Zemann worked with Martin J. Buerger at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1951 and 1952. He became director of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the University of Göttingen. From 1967 until his retirement in 1989 he was head of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography of the University of Vienna.[1]

Zemann died on 16 October 2022, at the age of 99.[2]

Honours

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The mineral Zemannite Mg0.5ZnFe3+[TeO3]3 • 4.5 H2O was named after him in the 1960s.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tillmanns, Ekkehart (1993). "Dedication". Mineralogy and Petrology. 48 (2–4): 85–86. Bibcode:1993MinPe..48...85T. doi:10.1007/BF01163088.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Josef Zemann (1923–2022)". Universität Wien. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Matzat, E.; Wiliams, SJ (1969). "Zemannite, a new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico" (PDF). Canadian Mineralogist. 10: 139–140.


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