Emil Wilhelm (Emil) Cohen
1842–1905
German mineralogist. Studied chemistry and physics at Berlin and Heidelberg; habilitated in 1871. In 1873–4, visited the gold and diamond fields of South Africa. Professor extraordinarius of petrography, Straßburg (Strasbourg), 1878; professor, 1884. Director of the geological survey of Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine). Professor of mineralogy and geology, Greifswald, 1885. Microscopically analysed the diamonds in meteorites and isolated from a meteor a form of iron carbide later named Cohenite in his honour. Considered to be a founder of modern petrography.
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NDB
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
