Victor Moritz Goldschmidt: Father of Modern Geochemistry

(c) 1992 by the Geochemical Society, Written by Brian Mason

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Prologue
2. Early Years: 1888-1906
3. The Petrographic Years: 1907-1921
4. The Raw Materials Laboratory
5. Intermezzo: The Search for Element 72
6. Crystal Chemistry and Geochemistry in Oslo: 1922-1929
7. Geochemistry in Göttingen: 1929-1935
8. Oslo: 1935-1942
9. Last Days - Sweden, Great Britain, Norway: 1942-1947
10. Epilogue

Notes

Appendices

1. Biographies/Memorials by P. Rosbaud, C.E. Tilley, and O. Hassel
2. Bibliography of Victor Moritz Goldschmidt
3. Medical Records of V.M. Goldschmidt
4. Scientific Honors
5. The Chemical Elements and their Symbols
6. The Geological Time Scale
7. Glossary

Index