Original paper
Hans Stille in Göttingen
Kley, Jonas
Global Tectonics and Metallogeny Volume 10 Number 2-4 (2018), p. 61 - 65
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published: May 1, 2018
manuscript accepted: Sep 30, 2017
manuscript revision received: Sep 6, 2017
manuscript revision requested: May 30, 2017
manuscript received: Apr 2, 2017
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Abstract
Abstract: Hans Stille studied geology at the University of Göttingen from 1897 and received his Dr. phil. there in 1899. He returned to Göttingen in 1913 as ordinary professor of geology and palaeontology and held this position until following a call to Berlin in 1932. Stille’s scientific achievements in Göttingen begin with the recognition, during the field work for his doctoral thesis, of important pre-Cenozoic tectonic events which he later collectively termed “Saxonische Tektonik” (Saxonian tectonics). As a professor in Göttingen he published his chief work “Grundfragen der vergleichenden Tektonik” (Fundamental questions of comparative tectonics) in 1924. Stille’s idea of globally synchronous orogenic phases, although already introduced in his earlier publications, was summarized in this book and became extremely influential in the geological community worldwide. During his Göttingen years Stille earned a reputation as one of the leading geologists of his time. This is reflected in his appointment to Berlin where he joined pre-eminent scientists like Albert Einstein and Max Planck.
Keywords
Saxonian tectonics • orogenic time law • contraction theory