Article ID: CBB055807642

Exhibits observed at the Vienna World’s Fair, in 1873, and the introduction of western geological thought and practice to Japan (2021)

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A chance discovery of fusilinid fossils in a stone exhibit and the observation of decorative rocks samples in a Japanese garden, at an exposition in Vienna, in 1873, served as an unlikely catalyst for the introduction of western geological knowledge to Japan. The description and publication of these findings by the German geologist and palaeontologist Karl Wilhelm von Gümbel, alerted Japanese officials to the potential benefits to their country in applying western teaching and practices in geology in Japan. The appointment of the young geologist Edmund Naumann by the Japanese government, led to considerable advances in the teaching of geology and to the production of geological maps.

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Authors & Contributors
Klemun, Marianne
Ronzon, Laura
Mathias Harzhauser
Cruz, Célia
Mary Elizabeth Boone
Mamiko, Itō
Concepts
Geology
Exhibitions and fairs
Fossils
Paleontology
Cross-national interaction
Museums
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
Places
Vienna (Austria)
Japan
London (England)
United States
Spain
Germany
Institutions
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
Universidade do Porto
University of Tokyo
Habsburg, House of
Geological Society of London
Crystal Palace
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