Hans J. Hofmann, the Glossary
Hans J. Hofmann (3 October 1936, Kiel, Germany – 19 May 2010, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a paleontologist, specializing in the study of Precambrian fossils using computer modelling and image analysis to quantify morphologic attributes.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: Archean, Biology, Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal, Comparative anatomy, Computer simulation, Cyanobacteria, Evolution, Fossil, Geological Survey of Canada, Kiel, McGill University, Montreal, National Academy of Sciences, Paleontology, Precambrian, Proterozoic, Redpath Museum, Royal Society of Canada, Stratigraphy, Stromatolite, T. H. Clark, Trace fossil, Université de Montréal, University of Cincinnati, Willet G. Miller Medal.
- Canadian paleontologists
- Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal winners
- Scientists from Kiel
Archean
The Archean Eon (also spelled Archaean or Archæan), in older sources sometimes called the Archaeozoic, is the second of the four geologic eons of Earth's history, preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic.
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Biology
Biology is the scientific study of life.
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Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal is an award presented by the National Academy of Sciences every five years to promote research and study in the fields of Precambrian and Cambrian life and history.
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Comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species.
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Computer simulation
Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system.
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Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria, also called Cyanobacteriota or Cyanophyta, are a phylum of autotrophic gram-negative bacteria that can obtain biological energy via oxygenic photosynthesis.
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Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
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Geological Survey of Canada
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC; Commission géologique du Canada, CGC) is a Canadian federal government agency responsible for performing geological surveys of the country developing Canada's natural resources and protecting the environment.
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Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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Paleontology
Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).
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Precambrian
The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon.
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Proterozoic
The Proterozoic is the third of the four geologic eons of Earth's history, spanning the time interval from 2500 to 538.8Mya, the longest eon of the Earth's geologic time scale.
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Redpath Museum
The Redpath Museum is a museum of natural history belonging to McGill University and located on the university's campus on Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists, and artists.
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Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).
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Stromatolite
Stromatolites or stromatoliths are layered sedimentary formations (microbialite) that are created mainly by photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and Pseudomonadota (formerly proteobacteria).
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T. H. Clark
Thomas Henry Clark, Ph.D., FRSC (December 3, 1893 – April 28, 1996) was a Canadian geologist who is considered to have been one of the nation's top scientists of the 20th century. Hans J. Hofmann and t. H. Clark are Canadian paleontologists.
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Trace fossil
A trace fossil, also known as an ichnofossil (from ἴχνος ikhnos "trace, track"), is a fossil record of biological activity by lifeforms but not the preserved remains of the organism itself.
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Université de Montréal
The (UdeM;; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
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Willet G. Miller Medal
The Miller Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada given for outstanding research in any branch of the earth sciences.
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See also
Canadian paleontologists
- Alice Wilson
- Ashton F. Embry
- Brian R. Pratt
- Dale Russell
- Darla Zelenitsky
- Darren Tanke
- David C. Evans (paleontologist)
- David P. Penhallow
- David W. Krause
- Desmond H. Collins
- Elizabeth Nicholls
- Elkanah Billings
- Frances Wagner
- H. Basil S. Cooke
- Hans J. Hofmann
- Hillary Maddin
- Jean-Bernard Caron
- Joseph Frederick Whiteaves
- Joseph Tyrrell
- Lawrence Lambe
- Madeleine Fritz
- Michel Laurin
- Natalia Rybczynski
- Peter von Bitter
- Philip J. Currie
- Raymond Thorsteinsson
- Robert R. Reisz
- Scott D. Sampson
- T. H. Clark
- Victoria Arbour
- Walter A. Bell
- Wendy Sloboda
- William Diller Matthew
- William Parks (paleontologist)
- Yara Haridy
Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal winners
- Allison R. Palmer
- Andrew H. Knoll
- David White (geologist)
- Elso Barghoorn
- Franco Rasetti
- Hans J. Hofmann
- John P. Grotzinger
- Mikhail Fedonkin
- Preston Cloud
- Simon Conway Morris
Scientists from Kiel
- Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
- Friederike Otto
- Friedrich Ernst Leibold
- Friedrich Weber (entomologist)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Delffs
- Günther Brandt
- Gesche Joost
- Hans J. Hofmann
- Heiner Zieschang
- Heinrich Heesch
- Hermann von Ihering
- Ilme Schlichting
- Karl Brocks
- Kurt Otto Friedrichs
- Lasse Rempe
- Max Planck
- Max Steenbeck
- Peter Schlumbohm
- Rolf Grantsau
- Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Behn