Carl Friedrich Naumann Books

Carl Friedrich Naumann was a German mineralogist and geologist, noted for his encyclopedic knowledge and lucid, fluent teaching style. His scholarly pursuits centered on crystallography, mineralogy, and geology, with his observations from travels, particularly in Norway, significantly informing his publications. Naumann's textbooks became foundational texts in their fields. His academic career at the universities of Freiberg and Leipzig was highly regarded, contributing to the development of geological mapping in Saxony.