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- Title
Travelogue of Konrad Keilhack (1858-1944), Geologist from Berlin, attending the International Geological Congress 1897 in St. Petersburg (Russia).
- Authors
Pfaffl, Fritz; Dullo, Wolf-Christian
- Abstract
Keilhack reported his impressions from his participation at the International Geological Congress in Russia in 1897 in several consecutive articles. In the more than 100 years since that time, a lot has changed. Apart from the totally different style of scientific presentations, with almost no illustrations, except maps, being shown during a talk, field trips were also a very special event, involving huge amounts of logistics. More than 200 people were transported to very remote areas of the European part of Russia. As well as organizing transportation by coaches and horses, places to stay overnight had to be found in large numbers and special regulations had to be issued by the government to allow access to various outcrops. Keilhacks visit of the oil-producing sites around Baku are of special interest, since they belonged obviously to the most productive ones on the globe at that time.
- Subjects
TRAVELERS' writings; KEILHACK, Konrad; GEOLOGY conferences; GLACIAL landforms; PETROLEUM industry
- Publication
International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2015, Vol 104, Issue 6, p1693
- ISSN
1437-3254
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00531-015-1216-9