Othenio Abel
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Othenio Abel (b. Vienna, June 20, 1875--d. Mondsee, Upper Austria, July 4, 1946) was an Austrian paleontologist. Together with Louis Dollo, he was the founder of paleobiology and studied the life and environment of fossilized organisms.[1] From 1917-1934 he was a university professor in Vienna and later headed the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Göttingen.[1] He also explored the Drachenhöhle cave at Mixnitz.[1]
The dwarf elephant theory to explain the Cyclops was first thought of in 1914 by Othenio Abel.
[edit] Further reading
- Baumgartel, Hans. "Abel, Othenio." in Dictionary of Scientific Biography. (1970). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Vol. 1: p.17-18.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Othenio Abel in the Aeiou Encyclopedia
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