12 Facts About Martin Glaessner

Martin Fritz Glaessner AM was a geologist and palaeontologist.

Martin Glaessner was born in Aussig in the former Kingdom of Bohemia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Martin Glaessner was a research associate at the in Vienna from 1923 to 1932, and starting in 1925, attended the University of Vienna, where he received a doctorate in law in 1929, and a Ph.

Martin Glaessner was a research associate at the Natural History Museum in London from 1930 to 1931.

Martin Glaessner married Tina Tupikina in 1936, and moved back to Vienna in December late 1937.

Martin Glaessner held various positions at the University of Adelaide from 1950 to 1989, including chair of Geology and Palaeontology in 1964.

Martin Glaessner was an associate at the South Australian Museum from 1953 to 1989.

Martin Glaessner received the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society, the Walcott Medal of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982, the Verco Medal awarded by the Royal Society of South Australia, and the Eduard Suess Medal of the Geological Society of Austria.

Martin Glaessner became a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1957 and was on its council from 1960 to 1962.

Martin Glaessner was a chairman of the National Committee of Geological Sciences from 1962 to 1977.

Martin Glaessner was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1985.

Martin Glaessner was an Honorary Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History from 1950 to 1970.