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Jan 24, 1788 Steinau an der Straße, Hesse, Germany Died on 01 Jan 1852 (aged 63)
Australian geologist
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About Johann Menge
- Johannes Menge (4 January 1788 – 1852), is regarded as South Australia's first geologist, though he had no formal qualifications.
- An early explorer of the new colony, he was influential in the settlement of the Barossa Valley.
- He has been called the "father of South Australian mineralogy".
- On the passenger list of the ship that brought him out he was called "Johannes Joseph Menge", but in his letters to newspapers he variously called himself "John" and "Joseph".
- To fellow-colonists he was "Professor Menge".
