Christian Leopold von Buch

Christian Leopold von Buch
Christian Leopold von Buch, by Carl Joseph Begas (1850)
Born	(1774-04-26)26 April 1774 Stolpe an der Oder, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Prussia (now a part of Angermünde, Germany)
Died	4 March 1853(1853-03-04) (aged 78) Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia
Nationality	German
Known for	Jurassic System Andesite Magma mixing Elevation crater theory[1]
Awards	Wollaston Medal (1842)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology

Christian Leopold von Buch (26 April 1774 – 4 March 1853), usually cited as Leopold von Buch, was a German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder (now a part of Angermünde, Brandenburg) and is remembered as one of the most important contributors to geology in the first half of the nineteenth century. His scientific interest was devoted to a broad spectrum of geological topics: volcanism, petrology, fossils, stratigraphy and mountain formation. His most remembered accomplishment is the scientific definition of the Jurassic system.