Josef Felix Pompeckj (1867–1930)
Born 1867 CE, died 1930 CE.
Josef Felix Pompeckj (May 10, 1867, Groß-Köllen – July 8, 1930, Berlin) was a German paleontologist and geologist. He was born in Groß-Köllen, Kingdom of Prussia (now Kolno in Poland). He studied geology and paleontology at the University of Königsberg, receiving his doctorate in 1890 with the thesis Die Trilobitenfauna der ost- und westpreußischen Diluvialgeschiebe. In 1903, he became an associate professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and from 1904, he taught classes in geology and mineralogy at Hohenheim Agricultural Academy. In 1907, he relocated to the University of Göttingen, where he eventually became a full professor of geology and paleontology. From 1913, he worked as a professor at the University of Tübingen, then in 1917 moved to the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin as successor to Wilhelm von Branca. At the Friedrich WIlhelm University of Berlin, he was appointed director of Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut und Museum where one of his doctoral students was Hertha Doreck.
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