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75th Commemoration of the Death of Professor Eduard Suess
The geologist and politician Eduard Suess was born in London on August 20, 1831. He was full professor of geology at the University of Vienna and at the same time a full member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences. His first book "Der Boden der Stadt Wien" ("The Soil of Vienna"), which dealt with the correlation of geologic conditions and water supply, marked the beginning of his increasing scientific recognition from that time forward. He achieved even greater attention with his book "Die Entstehung der Alpen" ("The Origin of the Alps"), in which he anticipated new knowledge of the earth's structure, which he elaborated upon more closely later in his monumental work "Das Antlitz der Erde" ("The Earth's Surface"). It is the most comprehensive monument to the earth's history to date, and was the result of almost thirty years of work. Suess was also politically active, always striving to oppose the oppression of free intellect. He died on April 26, 1914.
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