1. Karl Gustav Bischof was a German chemist, born in Nuremberg.
13 Facts About Gustav Bischof
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Gustav Bischof studied at Erlangen where he became a university lecturer in 1815.
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Gustav Bischof himself has been considered the founder of chemical geology.
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Gustav Bischof's was the first account to scientifically address springs.
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Gustav Bischof describes the chemical composition, structure, texture, and the chemical and mechanical forces involved in the decomposition of minerals and rocks, including the effects of decomposing organic remains.
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Gustav Bischof's work was highly valuable for its extensive and careful chemical analyses.
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Gustav Bischof was less successful in the interpretations he placed on his results, as he supported theories of Neptunism, later disproved.
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Gustav Bischof experimented with variations in cooling temperature, observing that manipulations of temperature and pressure during cooling could lead to the formation of different crystalline forms.
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Gustav Bischof suggested that the both asphalt and petroleum were likely derived from decaying plant matter, and predicted that the effects of air, heat and pressure might explain the formation of different types of coal.
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Gustav Bischof studied experimented on inflammable gases such as those found in coal mines.
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Gustav Bischof experimented with the development of safety-lamps and wrote an essay on the avoidance of explosions in mines.
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In 1859, Gustav Bischof was elected as member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
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Gustav Bischof was awarded the Wollaston Medal in 1863 by the Geological Society of London.