Johann Jakob Nöggerath

In 1814-1815 he became a commissioner of mines for some of the Rhine provinces, and in 1818 became an associate professor at the newly established University of Bonn.

In 1821 he was named a full professor of mineralogy and mining sciences at Bonn, where he also served as director of the university's natural history museum.

[1] He obtained a very fine collection of minerals for the museum, was eminently successful as a teacher, and achieved a wide reputation among mining engineers.

[2] The following are his more important publications: The Carboniferous plant Noeggerathia, allied to the genus Zamia and to cycads, is named after him,[2] as is the lunar crater Nöggerath.

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