Wolf von Engelhardt
Encyclopedia
Wolf Jürgen Baron von Engelhardt (9 February 1910, Tartu
– 4 December 2008, Tübingen
) was a German
geologist
and mineralogist.
He was a descendant of a Baltic German noble family Engelhardt
.
The asteroid
4217 Engelhardt
is named in his honour.
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
– 4 December 2008, Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and mineralogist.
He was a descendant of a Baltic German noble family Engelhardt
Engelhardt
Engelhardt may refer to:*4217 Engelhardt, asteroid, named after geologist Wolf von Engelhardt*Engel'gardt, moon crater, named after astronomer Vasily Engelhardt*Engelhardt Ice Ridge, Antarctic feature, named after geophysicist Hermann Engelhardt...
.
The asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
4217 Engelhardt
4217 Engelhardt
4217 Engelhardt is an asteroid, discovered on January 24, 1988 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Its provisional designation was 1988 BO2. It is named after the Baltic German geologist and mineralogist Wolf von Engelhardt ....
is named in his honour.