Rudolf Stahlecker

Rudolf Stahlecker (25 November 1898 in Sternenfels near Pforzheim – 26 October 1977 in Urach) was a German geologist and biology teacher.

Rudolf Stahlecker
Born	25 November 1898 Sternenfels, Germany
Died	26 October 1977 Urach, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Scientific career
Fields	paleontologist and geologist
Institutions	University of Tübingen
Doctoral advisor	Friedrich von Huene

Biography

He studied with the German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He participated in expeditions to collect fossils in the geopark of Paleorrota in 1928 and 1929. He also made several collections of fossils in Argentina.

In his honor, the dicynodonts Stahleckeria potens, received its name. This dicynodonts was collected in Paleontological Site Chiniquá, São Pedro do Sul.

After finishing his doctorate, Stahlecker did not become a scientist, but a biology teacher at a school Stuttgart. "The Führer wants to teach people to think again biologically, we scientists have to be here its first collaborators," was his motto. After The War he had to pause for some years during denazification, although he had not as intensively be involved in National Socialism as his brother, the SS Brigade Leader and Commander of the "Einsatzgruppe A" Walter Stahlecker.[1]

References

1. Hans-Joachim Lang: Stahleckeria seit 80 Jahren in der hiesigen Paläontologischen Sammlung Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine and Prunkstück aus der Steinwüste. Schwäbisches Tagblatt of 20. Mai 2009 (in German).

Further reading

• Book Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia. Author : Antônio Isaia. Publisher Pallotti. (Portuguese)
• Book: "Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho." 1787-1933. Vol I. Author: Romeu Beltrão, Publisher Pallotti, 1958. (Portuguese)