(Born: Hildburghausen, Germany, 20 March 1763; Died: Stuttgart, Germany, 19 July 1831) German mineralogist.

Biographical references: ADB. • DBA: I 24, 109-139; II 30, 227-228. • Eitner, Quellenlexikon, 1959. • Gerber, Historisch-biographisches Lexikon, 1812-4. • Hamberger & Meusel, Gelehrte Teutschland, 1796-1834. • Lambrecht & Quenstedt, Catalogus, 1938: 9. • NDB: 1, 275 [by W. Meinhold]. • Neuer Nekrolog der Deutschen. • Poggendorff: 1, col. 44. • Schrader, Biographisch Lexicon der Tierärtze, 1863. • WBI. • Wurzbach, Biographisches Lexikon Österreich, 1856-91.

Der Mineralog, 1792

1. German, 1792-6.
Der | Mineralog, | oder | compendiöse Bibliothek | alles | Wissenswürdigen aus dem Gebiete der | Mineralogie. | [tapered rule] | Heft I. | [rule] | Ladenpreis 6 ggl. | [double rule] | Gotha | bei Justus Perthes. 1792.

5 parts. [Part 1: 1792] A-F⁸ G²; 50l.; [1]-100 p. [Part 2: 1794] A-F⁸ G²; 50l.; [1]-100 p. [Parts 3-5: 1796] A-S⁸ T⁴ U²; 150l.; [1]-300 p. Page size: 170 x 98 mm.

Contents: [Part 1] [1-2], Title page, verso blank.; [3]-100, Text.

[Part 2] [1-2], Title page, verso blank.; [3], Dedication to A.G. Werner.; [4], Blank.; [5]-100, Text.

[Parts 3-5] [1-2], Title page, verso blank.; [3]-6, "Vorerinnerung."; [7]-300, Text.

Rare. Published anonymously but attributed to Christian Karl André, this is a general textbook covering all aspects of mineralogical science. It follows the doctrines of Werner and contains a descriptive mineralogy with detailed descriptions of common and rare mineral species.

Bibliographical references: Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung: March, 1797, 813. • BL [no copy listed]. • Gatterer, Mineralogischen Literatur, 1798-9: 1, 29. • LKG: VI 108. • Neue Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek: 15, no. 2, 551 & 19, no. 1, 273. • NUC [no copy listed].

2. German, 1804.
Anleitung zum Studium der Mineralogie, für Anfänger ... Erste Heft. Wein, Camesinaischen Buchhandlung, 1804.

8°: [30], 3-349, [5] p., one folding plate, one large folding table.

Very scarce. No more published. This is the first published part of a proposed thorough introduction to the study of mineralogy. It is based largely on Werner's system of external characteristics, but also considers the chemical constituents and crystal structure of the minerals. Each mineral species is carefully described with comments on its hardness, appearance, list of synonyms, uses in industry, chemical make-up, and locations around the world where the species is found.

Bibliographical references: BL [726.f.21.]. • LKG: XII 122. • NUC [no copy listed].

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