Background
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann was born onthe 22nd of February, 1982 in Hanover, Germany.
geologist university professor
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann was born onthe 22nd of February, 1982 in Hanover, Germany.
In 1811 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann was appointed professor of technology and mining, and later of geology and mineralogy at the university of Göttingen, which he occupied until shortly before his death. Additionally, he was secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Göttingen for many years. He published observations on the geology and mineralogy of Spain and Italy as well as that of central and northern Europe: he wrote on gypsum, pyrites, felspar, tachylite, cordierite and on some eruptive rocks, and devoted much attention to the crystals developed during metallurgical processes. In 1816, with Friedrich Stromeyer, he described the mineral allophane.
In 1847 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann coined the mineral name biotite in honor of physicist Jean Baptiste Biot. He is also credited with coining the names pyromorphite (1813) and rhodochrosite (1813).
Hausmann was a German mineralogist, known for his publications.
In 1813, Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
