Karl Hugo Strunz
Karl Hugo Strunz | |
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| Born | 24 February 1910 |
| Died | 19 April 2006 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | University of Munich Technical University Munich |
| Known for | Nickel-Strunz classification |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy |
| Institutions | Technische Universität Berlin |
| Thesis | Über strukturelle Beziehungen zwischen Phosphaten (Triphylin) und Silikaten (Olivin) und über die chemische Zusammensetzung von Ardennit und Narsarsukit (1933) |
Karl Hugo Strunz (24 February 1910 – 19 April 2006) was a German mineralogist. He is best known for creating the Nickel-Strunz classification, the ninth edition of which was published together with Ernest Henry Nickel.