Georgius Agricola (Georg Bauer), also known as the 'father of mineralogy', is considered the founder of geology as a scientific discipline. That is, he provided the foundations for the study of the Earth (and its rocks, minerals, and fossils), in a systematic, recorded, way.
died of heart failure at the age of 94 years in San Francisco on November 16, 2006
graduated from Rahway High School
competitive scholarship to Rutgers University
specialized in mathematics and economics
1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy
Taught in University of Chicago(economic theory) for 30 year before retiring in at the age 65 in 1977
