Background
Amstutz, G. Christian was born on November 27, 1922 in Court of Berne, Switzerland. Son of Jakob and Marie (Tschirren) Amstutz.
Amstutz, G. Christian was born on November 27, 1922 in Court of Berne, Switzerland. Son of Jakob and Marie (Tschirren) Amstutz.
Diploma ingenieur geological, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1947. Doctor Science National, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 1952. Doctor (honorary), University Autonoma, Madrid, 1973.
Doctor (honorary), Chinese Academy Earth Science, Beijing, 1994. Doctor (honorary), University San Marcos, Lima, 1994. Doctor (honorary), University St. Petersburg, Russia, 1995.
Teaching assistant, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, 1947-1949; research fellow, U. Washington, Seattle, 1949-1950; research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1950-1951; research fellow, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zürich, 1951-1952; petrologist, geologist, Cerro de Pasco Corporation, Peru, 1952-1956; associate professor, U. Missouri, School Mines, Rolla, 1956-1961; professor, U. Missouri, School Mines, Rolla, 1961-1964; professor mineralogy, petrology, ore genesis, director, U. Heidelberg (Germany) Mineralogy-Petrology Institute, 1964-1991; professor emeritus, U. Heidelberg (Germany) Mining-Petrology Institute, since 1991. Honorary professor of University Changchun, Gilin, China, 1986. Consultant in field.
Fellow Geological Society of America, Mineralogical Society of America. Member Geological Society Poland (honorary), Geological Society Peru (honorary), Geological Society China (honorary), Geological Society Belgium (correspondent), Geological Society Finland (correspondent), International Society Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (founder, honorary), Chinese Society Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology (correspondent), Mineralogical Society Russian (honorary), Mineralogical Society Spain (honorary), Naturforsch. Gesellschaft Glarus (honorary life), Sigma Gamma Epsilon (honorary), Sigma Xi (honorary).
Married Annegrit Bachmann, 1959. Children: Martin, Georg, Barbara.