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1887–1951
A German biologist and schoolbook writer, he is best remembered today for explaining big scientific ideas in a clear, approachable way. His surviving work on Earth’s deep past offers a compact window into how early 20th-century science was shared with general readers.
by Reinhold Lotze
Born in 1887 and died in 1951, Reinhold Lotze is listed in Deutsche Biographie as a biologist and schoolbook author. That combination helps explain the character of his writing: informative, compact, and aimed at making science understandable.
Lotze is known for Jahreszahlen der Erdgeschichte, first published in Germany in 1922. The book introduces readers to geological time and the age of the Earth, showing an interest in bringing scientific chronology to a broader audience rather than writing only for specialists.
Little biographical detail appears to be readily available in the sources consulted, so the picture of Lotze remains fairly spare. Even so, his work suggests a writer committed to popular science and education, especially for readers curious about geology and the long history of the planet.