Viktor Moritz Goldschmidt

Austrian mineralogist considered to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry.

Born January 27th, 1888 in Zürich. [ref]

Died March 30th, 1947 at 59 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Occupations
chemist, geologist, professor
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe