Albert Heim
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 87 years ago |
Date of birth | April 12,1849 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Zurich |
Switzerland | |
Died | Zurich |
Switzerland | |
Current partner | Marie Heim-Vögtlin |
Place of burial | Friedhof Sihlfeld, Zürich, Switzerland |
Books | Glacier Garden, Lucerne, Landslides & Human Lives |
Glacier Garden, Lucerne | |
Landslides & Human Lives | |
Children | Arnold Heim |
Awards | Wollaston Medal |
Marcel Benoist Prize | |
Date of died | August 31,1937 |
Notable student | Berend George Escher |
Education | University of Zurich |
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ID | 3209778 |
Albert Heim Life story
Albert Heim was a Swiss geologist, noted for his three-volume Geologie der Schweiz. Born in Zürich, he was educated at Zürich and Berlin universities. Very early in life he became interested in the physical features of the Alps, and at the age of sixteen he made a model of the Tödi group.