Background
Seibold, Eugen was born on May 11, 1918 in Stuttgart, Germany. Son of Josef and Maria (Geiger) Seibold.
professor of geology and palaeontology
Seibold, Eugen was born on May 11, 1918 in Stuttgart, Germany. Son of Josef and Maria (Geiger) Seibold.
Doctorate, University Tubingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1948. Habilitation, University Tubingen, 1951. Professor, University Kiel, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Norwich, England, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tongji University, Shanghai, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Paris University, 1988.
Assistant professor Geological Institute University, Tubingen, 1949-1951, Geological Institute Technology University, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1951-1954. Associate professor of University Tubingen, 1954-1958. Professor, director department geology and paleontology U. Kiel, 1958.
President German Research Council, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1980-1985.
Chief scientist Revised Version Meteor, 1965 Persian-Arabian Gulf, 1967, Portugal-Morocco, 1971 West Africa, 1975, West Africa, Revised Version Valdivia 1975 West Africa. Company-chief scientistGlomar Challenger off West Africa, 1979, aboard Revised Version Sonne, Northwest Australia.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Societies London, American, Africa(honorary). Member Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher-Leopoldina, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, Academia Europea, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (correspondent), Akademie der Wissenschaften Heidelberg (correspondent), Göttingen, Zagreb, Düsseldorf, International Union Geological Sciences (president 1980-1984), European Science Foundation (vice president 1980-1983, president 1984-1990), Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (vice president 1980-1985).
Married Ilse Usbeck, 1952. 1 child, Ursula.